Two pronunciation questions

[EggyErin]

Naive perhaps, but Chicken has its own vocabulary.

Chook - Like juke? or like book?
Cochin - "kin" or "chin?"
d'Uccle - "duke-la" or ???

Any other words to clarify?

 

[Alexis]

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Theses are great questions, and just think, probably a hundred other people had the same ones!

Chook/Book

Cochin/Co'-chin

D'Uccle Dew-clay'

Hope that helps!

 

[EggyErin]

Yes - thank you! Now if I can just remember all that.

 

[conny63malies]

My kids call the d'uccles polka dot chickens, works for them.

 

[EggyErin]

Another one: Valbazen
VAL ba zen or val BAY zen?

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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chook like book
cochin like chin
d'Uccle like duh-eww'-kull (The French pronunciation would be dew-clay. They are a Belgian breed.)

If you google it, there is a pronunciation that is audible for Uccle, Belgium. They say the word "Uccle" so you can hear it.
But many many folks say dew-clay. Even my DH says dew-clay.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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I say val ba' zen.

 

[Magic Birdie]

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[Sonoran Silkies]

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Except that not all d'uccles (duckels) are polka dotted

 

[rcentner]

before I was corrected by a local breeder, I would say cock-in instead of co-chin

I am sure they got a laugh outta that one!