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Title: propolis
Post by: heaflaw on April 30, 2007, 01:32:37 AM

How is the word "propolis" pronounced?

As in proper or as in probate?

Its not in Webster's.

Title: Re: propolis
Post by: Understudy on April 30, 2007, 07:59:41 AM

prop-uh-lis

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/propolis (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/propolis)

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Title: Re: propolis
Post by: Michael Bush on April 30, 2007, 08:27:34 AM

I've heard it pronounced:

PROP oh liss
and
pro POL liss

I've heard both just as often. Maybe "PROP oh liss" a little more often.

Title: Re: propolis
Post by: DavePaulson on April 30, 2007, 09:13:17 AM

Thanks was wondering myself.

Dave

Title: Re: propolis
Post by: AndersMNelson on April 30, 2007, 09:39:08 AM

Dang...now I have to pronounce it correctly.

Title: Re: propolis
Post by: Understudy on April 30, 2007, 10:01:23 AM

That's okay,
I pronounce it the second way Michael posted. When I saw the dictionary pronunciation, I was lie darn I have been wrong all this time. I still like the second one better.

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Title: Re: propolis
Post by: heaflaw on April 30, 2007, 02:32:58 PM

Thanks,

It's pronounced like proper. But we will still get it wrong a lot.

Title: Re: propolis
Post by: Mici on April 30, 2007, 02:36:50 PM

i think that WE ALL pronounce it wrong. we have our own word "zadelavina" but people perfer to use propolis, anyway, what i wanted to say is...we should all ask a Greek how it's pronounced right.

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