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SwissChap in reply to @AlexD

Yep, basically 'Meek-eh', so a 'k' because there's an 'h' between the 'c' and the 'e'. Also, that trailing 'e' is more of an 'eh' sound than an 'ay', but honestly compared to 'meesh' that's a very minor problem. The latter would be correct if it was French though.

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AlexD in reply to @SwissChap

Ok cool. So it’s kind of the main emphasis on the ‘meek’ then a half-syllabic ‘eh’?
I have resolved to actually pronounce this correctly in the future. Especially as my track bike’s dripping in meesh...

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SwissChap in reply to @AlexD

Often, it's the penultimate syllable (here, with only 2 syllables to begin with, that's the first one) that is stressed in Italian. There's quite a lot of exceptions, but it's not a bad starting point, and in this case it holds - so yes.

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