Alright, how do you pronounce Cochin?

[americana-chick]

Alright i feel really stupid now.. I was telling another chicken lover about my differnt breeds of chickens and i came acrost Cochin and i always say it like it is spelled but i know some people think coach-in is the correct way to say it. I said Cochin and she was like what? She then found out i meant Coach-in and amediatly knew what i ment

 

[Silkie-lover33]

I've always been saying cock- in but now that I really look at it I force myself to think... How did I ever come up with that in my head?!?

 

[iceboxfarm]

The problem arises, of course, because it looks French, but it's Asian. And actually it's both, since the Cochin region originated as part of French Indo-China. Like any word, it's going to have regional variations, but Merriam-Webster will give you the correct American English pronunciation (like coach- in) or use the OED for British English.

 

[ImportTheBest]

I'm so glad I found this thread, because I've been saying it ALL WRONG!

And said it to another major backyard chicken lady here no less. If she knew I was wrong (which I'm sure she did) she very politely didn't say anything which was very sweet of her. Now to practice the correct pronunciation! Thanks for this thread!

 

[KDailey]

definately Coach-in. Sometimes when I say it in a hurry it comes out Co-shin but that's just the accent coming out not the real pronunciation

 

[Cockeyed LouLou]

According to Mirriam-Webster, it is pronounced kō-ˈchin. I forgot that they were from China.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cochin