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Basil (bay-zill): Yeah, unless it's someone's name, then it's bah-zil.
Bruschetta (broo-SKEH-tah): No, broo-shetta.
Buffet (boo-fay): No, buff-ay.
Coq au vin (co-ooh-vin): I was taught to say "cocoa-van." Heh.
Gnocchi (NYOH-kee): Our linguistics prof said it was "nyock-ee" LOL
Guacamole (wah-cah-moe-lay): I've always said "gwock-ah-mol-ee"
Habanero (Hah-bahn-air-oh): Actually the n has a ~ over it, I believe, which makes it hah-bahn-yer-oh
Mole (MOH-lay): Yes, causing my daughter to FREAK when I took her to the mexican restaurant and she thought they were actually serving sauce made from blind rodents. Ewwww!
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