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How do you pronounce turquoise?

148 replies

Emmagen · 02/11/2019 17:47

Having a small disagreement with DH, is it;

Turk-wise
Or
Turk-woys
Or other.

OP posts:
PullingMySocksUp · 02/11/2019 17:48

Woys

Kitkatfordinner · 02/11/2019 17:48

Woys

egontoste · 02/11/2019 17:49

My late dm pronounced it Tur-kwahs.

haverhill · 02/11/2019 17:49

Woys.

dementedpixie · 02/11/2019 17:49

Turk-oys

Ohyesiam · 02/11/2019 17:49

Woys

IHaveBrilloHair · 02/11/2019 17:50

Turk-boys

Happityhap · 02/11/2019 17:50

Turk woys
OR
Turk oys

RubaiyatOfAnyone · 02/11/2019 17:51

I’ve never really thought about it, but i think i say something like “Turk-waars”

edgen2019 · 02/11/2019 17:51

Turkwise

IHaveBrilloHair · 02/11/2019 17:51

Christ alive, fucking auto correct.
Not that.
Turk-oys

OMGicantbelieveeit · 02/11/2019 17:51

I say turk-woys

Lj8893 · 02/11/2019 17:51

Woys. I’ve never known it to be pronounced in any other way but just asked DH who says Wise!!

AgeLikeWine · 02/11/2019 17:51

Bluey-green Grin

nocoolnamesleft · 02/11/2019 17:52

Woys.

percheron67 · 02/11/2019 17:52

Tur-qwaz.

PrincessSarene · 02/11/2019 17:54

Tur-kwoys

DH and DD pronounce it that way too so all in agreement here (for once!)

iklboo · 02/11/2019 17:56

Turk-woys

Bigearringsbigsmile · 02/11/2019 17:58

Tur-kois

Emmagen · 02/11/2019 17:58

Darn it I'm losing Grin

Might have to bring up that normalcy is an Americanism and that adaption IS a word and not just a mispronunciation of adaptation in order to stop him crowing!

OP posts:
HappyPunky · 02/11/2019 17:59

Turkoyz.
Said it a few times out loud to check

Janek · 02/11/2019 17:59

Is it?!?

Emmagen · 02/11/2019 18:00

I did suggest teal as a compromise before posting, the colour in question is probably more teal anyway!

OP posts:
Mollpop · 02/11/2019 18:01

Turk woys

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