Gnocchi

[SamLouise]

Apologies for such a lame thread but we had gnocchi for the first time this evening but I'll be b*gg*ered if I know how to pronounce it!  Anyone, please?

[SamLouise]

[cambourne7]

silent G

N-O-Ki

[asbean]

nyOcki

[greyhound]

nyOcki

Correct.

[rosebud]

Samantha, how many times have i been to Italy, why did you not ask, tut, tut,
You leave off the g & say it like chi chi, now go on practice noc chi, that is how our Italian waiter had the patience to teach me how to pronounce it. ;D ;D ::)

[SamLouise]

Uh oh

[cambourne7]

savageblue can i share your wall to hide behind please?

[SamLouise]

You certainly can.  Please bring biscuits, I could be here for some time  ;D

[cambourne7]

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Heldi]

And will your knees be gnocci -ing  :D

[cornykev]

Oh oh  Sam's in trouble, no pocket money for a month. :'(    ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[rosebud]

I am not that bad, only 2 wks. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[lorna]

Mary..What about Christmas dinner? ;D

[rosebud]

Yes Lorna, thanks for reminding me ;D ;D ;D

[cleo]

nyOcki

Spot on-but splurr the knyee into the O as in Okra.

[Hyacinth]

nyOcki

Spot on-but splurr the knyee into the O as in Okra.

8) I'll go along with that...

[SamLouise]

I'll go along with the Italian waiter - when in Rome, eh?

[Hyacinth]

I'll go along with both! - brain finally kicked in ...."gnocchi" is pronounced as per 'hound,'bean and cleo.....however Bud's pronunciation, given to her by her waiter, is the pronunciation of the Italian word for "nuts" = noci ....gnocchi look like nuts so my thinking is that the waiter told Buds the local word used for gnocchi....

Makes sense to me 8)