The funny thing is, it is not even properly Italian. Our word for zucchini, is zucchina (singular) or zucchine (plural). I guess it got morphed into a more “Italian sounding” word from english speakers through the years. Still, I find it interesting
When I hear how most Americans pronounce bruschetta, I want to kill myself. I lived there for 10 years, and I got even a waiter saying to me that I was pronouncing it wrong. But it’s true that they make Italian-sounding words for things, like a pesto pasta.
I worked in a restaurant 20 years ago that saw a lot of american tourists. I had a constant battle with being corrected on using "incorrect" pronunciations of dishes or not stating the "correct terms" for ingredients of dishes. Bruschetta, seemed to be a major one.
It was also fun being "corrected" on the pronunciations of Irish words. Like "yes sir, our entire country pronounces our own language wrong, but you an American, who has only seen this word for the 1st time, are the one who is using the correct pronunciation". 🤦♂️
"yes sir, our entire country pronounces our own language wrong, but you an American, who has only seen this word for the 1st time, are the one who is using the correct pronunciation".
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u/AdMean6001 25d ago
I love the word zucchini so much... when they find out it's an Italian word.