Anise Pronunciation

[Bassman65]

I say if it's in my pipe, it's 100% wrong. But that's just me!

Absolutely! I pronounce it y-uck. I need a list of those tobaccos to avoid. Asides from that a-niece.

 

[bullet08]

It is pronounced "anuhs". Which is very close to "anus".

 

[verporchting]

Anise is properly pronounced as - arshuzhazashwholz - especially after several drinks.

 

[camaguey]

Not for me on the tobacco. Better a glass of chinchon or el mono . Anisette or arak is not bad neither.

 

[Ahi Ka]

That sounds French.
You should fix that.

 

[trudger]

Depends if you are the guy rolling your r’s in the Taco Bell drive thru or not.

 

[solideogloria86]

I've always said Uh-Niece.

 

[ThermionicScott]

Like "Alice" with an "n".

 

[sablebrush52]

Merriam-Webster says it's ANN-iss, but an article I found says it comes from the French and an-NIECE is correct. I think any time I've had to say it out loud I've alternated so that I am only wrong 1/2 the time

Both ways. Depends on whom I’m trying to impress.

 

[Gimlet]

It's in lot's of blends, especially OTC types, but how are we all saying it in our heads as we read tobacco reviews?

Merriam-Webster says it's ANN-iss, but an article I found says it comes from the French and an-NIECE is correct. I think any time I've had to say it out loud I've alternated so that I am only wrong 1/2 the time.

So, what say you all?

I like to grow Anise Hyssop in my garden (wonderful plant, by the way. Every garden that can should have them). The correct pronounciation is an-NIECE. As with the spice star an-NIECE.

Ann-ISS comes from aniseed which is a contraction - because it's easier to say - of the correct an-NIECE seed.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

My wife and I go bold and always pronounce it "anus". Works for us.

That explains @cosmicfolklore thinking of hazelnut as Preparation H!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

That explains @cosmicfolklore thinking of hazelnut as Preparation H!

Pouring a cup of coffee, wiping the sleep from my eyes, and checking the forum... to see this, ha ha.
BTW, I say it as an-EYES

 

[mortonbriar]

Can I just say anise Navidad.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

Pronunciation differences of that kind are matters of fashion. Either is “correct” but the effect of whichever you choose will change with time and place, the people you are talking to.

 

[Elric]

I've always heard the liqueur pronounced "a-niss-ette" made from "a-niss-seed" so I went with the "a-niss" pronounciation.

 

[kcghost]

Both ways are legitimate. Pick one and stick with it. I prefer ANN-ice.

 

[ThermionicScott]

Like "Alice" with an "n".

I guess sometimes I say it like "Annie."

 

[SBC]

People from cool places can say what they like, but anybody from the US saying anything other than ANN-iss sounds like he's trying to sound like he's from a cool place.

 

[Bassman65]

People from cool places can say what they like, but anybody from the US saying anything other than ANN-iss sounds like he's trying to sound like he's from a cool place.

I guess Canada would be considered a cool place, maybe even a cold one . Maybe it’s a- niece up here due to the French influence?

 

[OverMountain]

I came here intending to make an anus joke (most likely about Uranus), but I see that there are already multiple men of culture that beat me to it.

Only the rarest of high brow sophisticates congregate here my dear briar colleague.