i don't know i used to read it ho-ax because that's what i heard usually... but when i check it at dictionary.com the pronounciation is "hoks"..
2007-09-04 02:13:23 · 8 answers · asked by - VaNeSsA - 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
hoks is correct.
Ho ax is something a woman of ill repute uses to cut down a tree I think.
2007-09-04 02:20:30 · answer #1 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's one syllable with a long O - like hoe with a ks sound at the end, or hoeks.
I've never heard it said with two syllables or an ax sound
2007-09-04 09:54:47 · answer #2 · answered by Pip 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hoks, it is a one-syllable word
2007-09-04 10:00:52 · answer #3 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hoks
2007-09-04 09:40:22 · answer #4 · answered by caroline j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its hoks---with a long o sound
2007-09-04 09:22:08 · answer #5 · answered by Nite Nurse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blokes laugh at a joke and choke on their cokes mixed with egg yokes ...and so would I if it wasn't just a hoax (c;
2007-09-04 10:13:30 · answer #6 · answered by redleaf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hoks is correct.
2007-09-04 09:21:29 · answer #7 · answered by WyattEarp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rhymes with smokes.
2007-09-07 19:20:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋