How to pronounce Jalapeño
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Jalapeño is most commonly pronounced "hah luh pay nyoh" (/ˌhɑːləˈpeɪnjoʊ/). This is the widely-used reading among engineers, though edge cases exist.
OpenAI/Broadcom inference processor; Spanish loanword with j = /h/ and ñ = /nj/.
Alternate readings you might hear:
- "hal uh pay nyoh"
/ˌhæləˈpeɪnjoʊ/
Source: Wiktionary — jalapeño
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How do you pronounce Jalapeño?
Jalapeño is pronounced "hah luh pay nyoh" (/ˌhɑːləˈpeɪnjoʊ/). OpenAI/Broadcom inference processor; Spanish loanword with j = /h/ and ñ = /nj/. Source: Wiktionary — jalapeño.
What is the IPA for Jalapeño?
The IPA for Jalapeño is /ˌhɑːləˈpeɪnjoʊ/, respelled "hah luh pay nyoh".
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