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I did not know it was a river in Spain, coming from the US I had always assumed it was some catholic religious phrase or a mispronunciation of a native word. I
by MeImCounting 3y ago
I did not know it was a river in Spain, coming from the US I had always assumed it was some catholic religious phrase or a mispronunciation of a native word.
It makes me cringe to imagine people saying "GWAD-uh-LOOP" but I guess its not even that bad compared to many mispronunciations
- mordechai9000 3y agoI think it is not uncommon in the US for place names to take on a local pronunciation. It seems to become part of the local identity. For instance, Cairo (kay-roh) Illinois. The locals know how it is pronounced when referring to the city in Egypt, but they will correct you if you pronounce the name of their town that way.
- sundarurfriend 3y ago> It makes me cringe to imagine people saying "GWAD-uh-LOOP" What's the better/closer-to-original pronunciation?
- MeImCounting 3y agoI have always heard "GWAD-uh-LOOP-eh" or "GWAD-uh-LOOP-ay" around where I live but native spanish speakers elsewhere on this thread have said that "GWAD-uh-LOOP" is not that bad of a pronunciation so I imagine it is a highly regional thing.
- narag 3y agoIt's a river, a town, a religious icon, a name in Spain and then, when conquistadores from the area went to Mexico, they named another town, another icon... Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is the patron saint of Mexico, so it's a big thing there. That pronunciation is not so bad. Source: I'm a native Spanish speaker and dated a Guadalupe for years :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalupe_(name) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalupe_(name)