Spinoff Thread: How Do You Pronounce Chipotle?

[Christine]

Okay, so in reading the Chipotle thread, I noticed many posters spelling it as "Chipolte." I realized that about half the people I know also pronounce it that way.

So, how do you say it?

 

[AtlantaDisneyDreamer]

I say it correctly.

Chipotle.

The t comes before the l.

I also say nuclear. Not nucular.

 

[Squirlz]

It's pronounced Ch-pote-lay.

 

[jrmasm]

Other. In our house it's Choplite. Youngest daughter spelled it that way in a text and we don't ever let anything go.

 

[sonnyjane]

Okay, so in reading the Chipotle thread, I noticed many posters spelling it as "Chipolte." I realized that about half the people I know also pronounce it that way.

So, how do you say it?

Many people I know also pronounce it "Chi-polt-ay" and it drives me nutso. I try to say it correctly around them to see if it catches on but it doesn't.

 

[porschegrl]

I pronounce the first syllable with more of a long E than a short I. And I do get the T and the L in the right order.

 

[bcla]

 

[tvguy]

Here is one pronunciation.
http://www.spanishcentral.com/translate/chipotle

 

[EMom]

I pronounce the first syllable with more of a long E than a short I. And I do get the T and the L in the right order.

Same here. It's a lot like the first option given in the poll, but the "i" isn't really a short i. Mine is somewhere between a long e and a short i. Closer to a long e if I had to pick.

Somewhere between Chih-POE (like Edgar Allan) -tlay and Che-POE-tlay.

 

[Christine]

Same here. It's a lot like the first option given in the poll, but the "i" isn't really a short i. Mine is somewhere between a long e and a short i. Closer to a long e if I had to pick.

Somewhere between Chih-POE (like Edgar Allan) -tlay and Che-POE-tlay.

Yeah, I couldn't really phonetically get it down like I really say it and I probably should have spent more time on that.

I'm surprised there are no votes on "Chi - Polt- A. I hear so many people say it that way!

 

[indygirl99]

My hubby says Chi-loop-eee but he spells it right.

 

[Meriweather]

chee polt lay (accent on second syllable)

 

[disney4us2002]

I think most I know say Chi Polt lay. I say yuck, no thanks!

 

[pookybean]

I say it the "wrong" way...im embarrassed to have voted now! lol my dd always corrects me and it drives her nuts, so maybe thats why i keep doing it!

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

I pronounce it chee-pote'-leh

 

[Kenny1113]

The first one, but sometimes for fun goofing around we will call it chi-Pot-L

 

[pat fan]

Chip oat lay.

Right or not, that's how I say it. And I'm not eating there!

 

[jdb in AZ]

Let's just say I pronounce it better than they prepare their food.

 

[hopemax]

My DH has a co-worker who is an immigrant from Kazakhstan. He originally pronounced it chi-pottle (rhymes with bottle) so now it's turned into a joke among his co-workers, and so that's what we say at home. In other contexts we pronounce it the correct way, Chi-pote-lay

 

[ImDMous]

We say Chi-poodle or Chip-o-top-o-lay.