how do you pronounce chipotle?

[urtwistingmymelonman]

I know I should get a life but this really bugs me!
I pronounce it chi-pot-all.
americans pronounce it chee-pot-lay.
who is correct?

I say chip ol tay not too sure if thats right though

"lay" at the end.

Chi
(like "chip" but without the P, not the eee sound of chee)
pot
(emphasis on this syllable)
lay

You can listen to the correct pronunciation here:
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chipotle

It's a Mexican Spanish word - so I would go with the Spanish pronunciation. That said - not all Americans pronounce Spanish words correctly. ;)

I say chip-o-lay. The t just sounds wrong. I suspect this isn't correct.

The question was "how do you pronounce chipotle?" so I answered :o

I say chip-oat-lay but I'm not sure if that's right and this word has always slightly irked me too.

If I'm trying to pronounce it right I say chi-poh-tlay. Most of the time at home I say chip-ot-all though because I think it sounds funnier... Either way it tastes good.

I don't get too hung up on correct pronunciation of things like this, because to pronounce it truly correctly you have to temporarily adopt a different accent therefore sounding a bit like a wanker.

Chip-oat-lay !

Oops posted too soon There's a chain restaurant in California and that's how they pronounce it - I'd imagine this is accurate only because of the large Mexican population there / the prevalence of Mexican food - but I may be wrong!

Have a gander here

www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=chipotle&submit=Submit

I agree with erato and just tend to say things how I read them.
sometimes people saying the correct pronunciation in the correct accent always sounds a bit pretentious to me.
I know a guy who pronounces chorizo choreetho in a Spanish accent and he always sounds like a bit of a knob.:)

chip-oat-lay

Chee-polll-tay here

Blonde moment (not bad considering I currently have pink hair) I always read it as "chi-POE-tle"! It' s not a word I have ever heard spoken out loud!