Pronunciation/Brand names
How do you pronounce Chanel?
shuh-NEL/ʃəˈnɛl/
Commonly said as: "CHAN-ul"
shuh nell
Chanel
What it is
Chanel is the French luxury house.
Why it gets said wrong
French ch is sh, and the stress is on the second syllable. The English "chan" is the usual slip.
Hear it in a sentence
The perfume is Chanel.
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