Why is chamois pronounced Shammy?
According to some authorities, the pronunciation ‘shami’, also spelled ‘chammy’ or ‘shammy‘, is for the cloth or ‘leather’ made from chamois skin used for cleaning things, and ‘shamwa’ is for the animal. For the pronunciation of the cloth made from this animal ‘sha-mi’ and the animal ‘sham-wa’, please click here.
How do you pronounce Chamois?
noun, plural cham·ois, cham·oix [sham-eez; French sha-mwah].
What does chamois mean in English?
English Language Learners Definition of chamois
: a small animal that looks like a goat and that lives on mountains in Europe and western Asia. : soft leather that is made from the skin of goats, sheep, or chamois. : a piece of chamois used especially for cleaning windows and cars.
How do you pronounce chamois cycling?
How do you pronounce ‘chamois‘? If you’ve been calling it ‘shammy’ you’ve been doing it wrong, technically and officially. It’s actually pronounced ‘sham wah’.