Is the R in Sriracha silent?
Sriracha has three syllables: see-RAH-cha. The first ‘R’ in Sriracha is silent. “Although we spell it with an ‘R,’ it is not pronounced because it is something in Thai language that we call a false cluster,” Titima explained.
How do you say Sriracha in English?
Why is Sriracha pronounced siracha?
Because it’s from the Sanskrit honorific sri (familiar from Sri Lanka), which winds up in Thai, lacking the consonant cluster /sr/, as /si/.
How do you say Sriracha in Thai?
In Thai, it seems to be pronounced “see-rotch-ah.” This leaves us with the burning question: which is correct?