Jalapeños

[The Human Santapede]

How do you pronounce this word?

[Z]

Hala-peen-yo

[Holly Christmas]

Hal.

Love these...here's a nice meal.....scoop out a large pepper, warm it and fill it with spag bol. Gorgeous :)

[Marc]

Hal.

Which is the proper way?

[Shaun]

I say hal, but don't say "yo". Just halapenos.

[The Human Santapede]

When customers call it Jal-a-peen-o at work it angers me slightly.

[Marc]

I call it Hal-o-pee-no not yo

[The Human Santapede]

Hal.

Which is the proper way?

The first one.

[Marc]

Just used my Dictionary.com iPhone app and it said the word for me, the first one is right yes. yes.

[The Human Santapede]

I just told you the first one was right. :tongue:

[Josy]

Ala-peen-yo

[Marc]

Ala?! :conf2:

[Josy]

Ala?! :conf2:

Yes :hmph:

[Marc]

What a weird thing

[Mrluvaluva]

I say hal-o-pee-no, like I say fahita, not fajita.

[Me. I Am Salman]

mmm thinking about having a doner kebab today after reading this thread

[In the Drunk Tank]

When customers call it Jal-a-peen-o at work it angers me slightly.

-does this-

[Marc]

Ben's gonna spit in your food

[In the Drunk Tank]

Just pronouncing it the English way

[Black Dagger]

When customers call it Jal-a-peen-o at work it angers me slightly.

You'd want to punch me then :tongue:

[Marc]

Just pronouncing it the English way

To be honest the people that Ben serve are all gross proper English people so he should just get over it already

[Josy]

mmm thinking about having a doner kebab today after reading this thread

What does that have to do with the thread? :shrug:

[Ammi]

I say hal, but don't say "yo". Just halapenos.

..same as Shaun says it
..without the yo..that doesn't roll off the tongue as easily as halapeno

[Niall]

Hala-peen-yo

[Lee.]

I say hal, but don't say "yo". Just halapenos.

This is how I say it.

[Z]

I remember seeing it spelled "Japaleno" on a menu once and my dad ordering it as it was written on there and him being an utter piss taking asshole to the staff at the pizza place, was hysterical :laugh: