Possibly stupid question - How do you pronounce melomel?

[Reddy]

MEL-o-mel?
MEL-o-meal?
mel-O-mul?
MELLOW-mel?

Anyone know what's the "right" pronunciation?

 

[Austinhomebrew]

The only way I have heard it pronounced by mead makers is the first of your examples.

Forrest

 

[BigKahuna]

I'm in for #1

 

[ChshreCat]

I'd been thinking about asking that for a while.

Perhaps a "pronunciation thread" would be good to have. I'm sure there's a dozen words I've read on here or in brewing books that I've never heard and will soon embarrass myself by mispronouncing them when I use them at my LHBS.

 

[BigKahuna]

Perhaps a "pronunciation thread" would be good to have.

HECK YES!
My 2...
How the hell do you say Papazian?
How to say Gueuze?

 

[ChshreCat]

Papazian... I've heard it said a few times and it's always been "puh-PAY-zee-inn"

 

[BigKahuna]

I was hopping for Papa -ZYon??? But thanks....That's been bugging me for over 10 years.

 

[EvilTOJ]

I've heard it pronounced "puh-PAY-zee-inn" as well.

What about Perle hops? I've heard the lady at the LHBS pronounce it 'pearl' (and that's how I say it) but on TBN I heard them pronounce it 'PER-lay'.

 

[Nerro]

Gueuze = G uuhh zzzz uh

No really sensible way to explain, it's french at it's worst.

 

[tooomanycolors]

I was hopping for Papa -ZYon??? But thanks....That's been bugging me for over 10 years.

thats how i say it, and gueze is gooz to me

 

[bluespook]

I make it a practice NEVER to say words out loud that have more than 4 (sometimes 5, but never more than one syllable) letters...that way, I only give the impression that I'm a fool when I talk.

 

[Coastarine]

While we are on the subject: metheglin. I've never heard anyone say the word and I need help.

 

[k1v1116]

I think the old spelling is Meddyglin, two d's in a row make a th sound in welsh so I would pronounce it meth ig linn but I've never heard it aloud so I dont really know.
other words: cyser, pyment, vorlauf?

 

[BigKahuna]

Oh Me.
Si-Ser
Pie-Meant
Vor-Loff

You'll always know the BigKahuna when you see me...I'm the guy that's hooked on fonix

 

[Nerro]

Vorlauf sounds differently. The Vor bit is logical but lauf seems to be more difficult for English speakers. It is pronounced with the au as you would pronounce the 'ou' in hour. So rather than Vor-loff it is Vor-l 'ou' f.

Incidentally, the capital V is because the word is a noun. In german all nouns begin with a capital letter. This is also why Apfelwein and Bier both begin with a capital letter.

 

[EvilTOJ]

While we are on the subject: metheglin. I've never heard anyone say the word and I need help.

I always hear it in my head as 'meth-HEG-lynn' but that's probably not it.

 

[Lurpinator]

Vorlauf sounds differently. The Vor bit is logical but lauf seems to be more difficult for English speakers. It is pronounced with the au as you would pronounce the 'ou' in hour. So rather than Vor-loff it is Vor-l 'ou' f.

Incidentally, the capital V is because the word is a noun. In german all nouns begin with a capital letter. This is also why Apfelwein and Bier both begin with a capital letter.

I've always pronounced "V" with an english "F" sound. So, For-louf. (Pronounced like "loud" but ending in "F"). Is this correct. I know Deutsch and Dutch are very close, so that's why I ask.

 

[ChshreCat]

I work at a college and am in good with the German instructor. I should make a vocabulary list and have her do phonetic pronunciations for me.