By NICOLE MARSHALL MIDDLETON Food Writer on Feb 27, 2013, at 5:11 PM Updated on 2/27 at 5:12 PM
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Tomato, tom-AHH-toe.
There’s a good chance we have all pronounced foods at restaurants or during casual conversation.
If you had a smart waiter or waitress, they didn’t laugh out loud at the faux pas.
In some cases, the mistakes have become such a part of our American language, there a good chance your server didn’t even notice.
Yet, in the interest of self improvement, I thought I would pass along this countdown of commonly mispronounced foods provided by Eat24, an online restaurant delivery service.
10. Bruschetta
Pronounced: broo-sket-ah
9. Gnocchi:
Pronounced: nyawk-kee
8. Espresso
Pronounced: e-spres-oh
7. Chipotle
Pronounced: chi-poht-ley
6. Beignet:
Pronounced: ben-yay
5. Sriracha
Pronounced: shree-ra-cha (According to the official Sriracha website)
4. Quinoa:
Pronounced: keen-wah
3. Gyro:
Pronounced : yee-row or zheer-oh
2. Quesadilla:
Pronounced: key-suh-dee-uh
1. Pho:
Pronounced: feu or fuh
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