d'uccle Experts (or not so much)

[chickenguysmom]

We have this breed of chickens but need to know.....

Is it doo-CLAY or DUKE-uhl or is it neither?

 

[Rosecomb-Ryan]

doo-CLAY

 

[Rosecomb-Ryan]

I forgot to add its french

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I have heard so many different pronunciations that I use what seems right to me, which is DUCK-ul.

Locally, folks call them DEE-uk-ul

I've heard DOO-clay; doo-CLAY; DUKE-lee; and several other things that I can;t figure out how to spell

I was always taught that you don't pronounce an apostrophe, but blend the sounds on either side unless it's a natural syllable break. Therefore it seems to me that "d'uccle" should be pronounced as if spelled duccle.

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

I always say it like duh oo kol. I thought the d'uccles were Belgian.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Not French, Flemish. The breed is native to the town/city of Uccle in Belgium.

 

[Rosecomb-Ryan]

wha not French ? Thats what Ive been told

I am so wrong

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I made that same answer once and was directed to the breed's full name: Bearded Belgian D'Uccles

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

My friends used to say DEE oo KLEE ol and I have no clue of how they got that.

 

[Rosecomb-Ryan]

Im going to have to give my friend a D'Uccle lesson.