urbino:

I'm inconsistent on some of these, because I go back and forth between thinking I should pronounce them properly, and thinking it's a bit silly, since I'm not of Spanish descent, don't know Spanish, and because the English language is constantly borrowing words from other languages and Anglicizing them, anyway. (I once heard it said that English doesn't just borrow from other languages, it chases them up an alley and steals their wallet.)

So, fer instance, I'll go as far as pronouncing Padron as "Peh-DROHN," but rarely as far as pronouncing Romeo y Julieta correctly, or saying "cinco" for 5 Vegas. And no trilling of r's. I draw the line at r-trilling. It works for some people; me, I just sound like a fathead.

I agree. I use the english pronunciation instead of using the latin pronunciation for most of them, just like I pronounce the country "Mex-ih-coh" instead of "Meh-hee-coh".

On thing I used to get wrong was Robusto. I thought the middle syllable sounded like a school bus until homer simpson pronounced it as sounding like a 'moose'.

i also call it 5 Vegas not Cinco Vegas.

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Unthought_Known:

On thing I used to get wrong was Robusto. I thought the middle syllable sounded like a school bus until homer simpson pronounced it as sounding like a 'moose'.

I try not to sound like that talking pothole in the car insurance commercial, but I don't make it as far as rhyming with "moose," either. I get to something in the neighborhood of "push," and then I have a martini and call it a day.

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wait . . . so Padilla isn't pronounced PA-DILL-A, but rather PA-DEE-YA?!

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Yup.

Somebody help me out here - wasn't there an old SNL skit where the news anchors were going crazy overboard with trilling 'r's and generally butchering any spanish sounding words during a news broadcast skit? Like they would be speaking normal English and all of the sudden they would say "Neeeeecurrrrrrrrrraaaggua"? I can't for the life of me remember who the actors were or the exact premise. I hope I'm not the only one that (sort of) remembers that.

Anyway, that's how I feel about pronouncing some of these names/terms. I try to stay somewhat true to the origins of the words without overdoing it by trying to be some sort of psuedo-latin speaker.

After all, I speak freakin' AMERICAN here. Mexico has an "X" in it. Not a "HE" (i.e. Me-HE-co).

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lilwing88:

Took me a while to figure out that CAO was an acronym. I kept saying "cow". Also, Tatuaje was tough to get the right accento on the right syllable. I think it's tat-tu-AH-hey. Partagas is funny too. I've heard that pronounced 10 different ways.......

Seriously, I really have heard Partagas pronounced at least 5 different ways at various shops.

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skweekz:

It's like the world's most amazing game of Tetris in my humidor.

I try to use my *basic* Spanish-speaking skills to pronounce names as best I can.... without over-doing it and sounding ridiculous. Of course, I'm Virginia by way of Tennessee with the generic military accent that comes with living all over the country. I'll never forget my first trip to the local B&M... when I pointed to a CAO Gold Maduro... and pronounced it "Kay-O" (thought I was being fancy, I guess). I've mispronounced Oliva forever, favoring the pronunciation "OH-liv-uh" over "oh-LEE-vah". Partagas still gives me trouble. Is it "PAR-ta-gus" or "par-TAY-gus" or "par-TAH-gus"or "par-tah-GAHHS"

Partagas should be pronounced par-ta-gahs with stress on the last syllable so it sounds more like gas but with the "a" still making the short "ah" sound.

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Hays:

Well I found a couple things after looking around (I've seen better lists before).

Fuente - Fuen-Teh
CAO - See Aay Oh
Tatuaje - Tattoo Ahh Hey
5 Vegas - Sinko Vegas
La Vieja Habana - La Vee Aay Ha Habana
Camacho - Kah Ma Cho
Cusano - Ku San Oh
Avo - Ah Vo
Carlos Torano - Carlos Tor Ahn Yo
La Aurora 100 Anos - La Ah-Roar Ah See-En An Yos
Padilla Miami - Pad dee ya Miami
Padron - Pah Drone
Partagas - Par Tah Gus
Romeo y Julieta - Rome-ay-o ee Hoo-lee-eh-tah
Anejo - Ahn-yay-ho
Joya de Nicaragua - Hoy-ah-day-Nicaragua
Ramon Allones - Ramone-ah-yone-ez
Cabaiguan - kah-bei-gWAHN
por larranaga - por la ron ya ga
Palio - Pal-ee-oh
Pepin - Pe-peen
Xicar - Zy-car
Illusione - Eh Loo-Zee-Own-EE
Davidoff - Dah Vid Off

Also, go Here for audio recordings of several brands.

Did you by chance look at the humidors that were auctioned off at the events? WOW, now those are a work of art, literally!

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OK, someone tell me how this one is pronounced..........Paradigm.

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lilwing88: "Closed, huh? That blows. I guess I'll take my HTF Tats, Viajes, Fuentes and smoke them till I puke....."

firetruckguy:

OK, someone tell me how this one is pronounced..........Paradigm.

Pair-ah-dime

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j0z3r:

firetruckguy:

OK, someone tell me how this one is pronounced..........Paradigm.

Pair-ah-dime

Well thats better then what I was saying......Pair-a-digem...... Thanks Joe

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lilwing88: "Closed, huh? That blows. I guess I'll take my HTF Tats, Viajes, Fuentes and smoke them till I puke....."

j0z3r:

firetruckguy:

OK, someone tell me how this one is pronounced..........Paradigm.

Pair-ah-dime

To me it's "Pah-ruh-dime"

Unthought_Known:

j0z3r:

firetruckguy:

OK, someone tell me how this one is pronounced..........Paradigm.

Pair-ah-dime

To me it's "Pah-ruh-dime"

I think it is pear-uh-dime.

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