how do you pronounce it exactly? plus where did the word come from?
2007-09-04 21:20:53 · 10 answers · asked by pedestrian87 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
sah-lad nee-suahz
2007-09-05 00:20:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The correct spelling in French is niçoise with a cedilla under the C, which is why it is not easy to know the sound from the written form in English.
It is pronounced "nee-SWAHZ". It comes from the name of the city of Nice in southern France close to the Italian border.
2007-09-04 21:30:00 · answer #2 · answered by corcagian 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The pronunciation for English speakers is nee-swazz, with slightly more emphasis on the second syllable. The 'a' is short as in 'bat' 'hat' etc - not like an English 'ahh' sound.
Niçois / niçoise (masc. / fem.) means 'of or pertaining to Nice' - a city in the south of France.
2007-09-04 23:01:23 · answer #3 · answered by JJ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
neess-wâhs. (Hard "s"at end)
It means "of Nice", the city after which it was called.
It is important to get the ending right, as if you leave off the "s" you are pronouncing the word as "niçois", which is the masculine form. "Salade" in French is a feminine word.
2007-09-04 21:24:33 · answer #4 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Neece-whar
2007-09-04 21:24:50 · answer #5 · answered by soñador 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nee-sua-ze
It's french, it means: From Nice (the city).
The last e is hardly pronounced
2007-09-04 21:23:56 · answer #6 · answered by Steven Z 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Knee- swahz
2016-05-17 06:38:47 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kk this is true-this was on white chicks the movie with the wayans brothers- kk it is pronounced 'niswaa'.
2007-09-04 21:25:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
french for a tuns fish salad, not the same as we americans think of it though. "kneeswa"
2007-09-04 21:25:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
niss-wah
2007-09-04 21:29:37 · answer #10 · answered by ebaysux 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋