Pap~Rika or Paw~Preeka
By Dreamer93
@Dreamer93 (57)
United States
September 4, 2016 5:50pm CST
How do you pronounce paprika? I have always pronounced it pap+reeka. Everyone I know says pap+reeka. However, while sitting in the break room at work today, I saw a bit of a cooking show on television. On the show, the chef pronounced it as paw+preeka. I have never heard that before. Now I am wondering. Is it pap+reeka or paw+preeka? What say you?
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@clrumfelt (5490)
• United States
4 Sep 16
I think it is propely pronounced pap-reeka, and I always say it that way. Maybe the chef on the show had a southern twang.
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@Dreamer93 (57)
• United States
5 Sep 16
He didn't sound southern. I didn't hear any sort of accent in his voice at all. He just pronounced that one word funny. Then again, he likes whiskey in his milkshakes, 
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@clrumfelt (5490)
• United States
5 Sep 16
@Dreamer93
Maybe the whiskey was responsible for a slurred pronunciation!
