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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:
LightDrizzle · 02/11/2019 21:45

Turk oyz

PulpPixie · 02/11/2019 21:49

Turk-oys

PulpPixie · 02/11/2019 21:49

Turk-woys sounds weird

cosytoaster · 02/11/2019 21:50

Woys - I've never heard it pronounced without the W sound.

LolaSmiles · 02/11/2019 21:52

Turk-oys

I think it sounds odd with a W in the middle.

MiddleClassProblem · 02/11/2019 21:54

Dark blue? Do you mean navy?

grandmasterstitch · 02/11/2019 21:56

I say turk-wise

WotchaTalkinBoutWillis · 02/11/2019 22:04

Definitely turk woys

Fuckenstein · 02/11/2019 22:06

Turk woys

PointlessUsername · 02/11/2019 22:21

Another vote for Turkwise

fazakerleyjackie · 02/11/2019 22:28

Tirk Kwoys - said with a Liverpool accent .

EstebanTheMagnificent · 02/11/2019 22:31

How on earth do you get turk-wise? Are you ignoring the ‘o’?

lazylinguist · 02/11/2019 22:34

Turk woys. I've heard turkwahhz, but never turk wise or turk oys!

Madamfrog · 02/11/2019 22:36

Turk waahz

Confuddledtown · 02/11/2019 22:38

Turk wise

Loveislandaddict · 02/11/2019 22:42

Either, Tur - kworze

Or Turk -kworze

DefinatelyAWeeGobshite · 02/11/2019 22:42

Tur-koys

BobbinThreadbare123 · 02/11/2019 22:53

Terk woys

MadisonAvenue · 03/11/2019 08:51

Turk-woys

Proseccoinamug · 03/11/2019 08:55

Turk-woys

TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross · 03/11/2019 08:59

Adaption?

Ewwwwwwwwwwww.

Bluesheep8 · 03/11/2019 09:03

Turk woys

Sagradafamiliar · 03/11/2019 09:31

I'm surprised at the amount of PPs not pronouncing the 'w', I wonder how they say 'queen', 'quite' or 'quota'!

nakedscientistOfThigh · 03/11/2019 09:47

Turk-quoys

This is me too!

SlightlyStaleCocoPops · 03/11/2019 09:54

"I'm surprised at the amount of PPs not pronouncing the 'w', I wonder how they say 'queen', 'quite' or 'quota'!"

Kween, kwuite, kwota. Never heard turkwoise in my life.

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