Pronunciation/Brand names
How do you pronounce Givenchy?
zhee-VON-shee/ʒiˈvɒ̃ʃi/
Commonly said as: "give-EN-chee", "gih-VEN-chee"
zhee vawn shee
Givenchy
What it is
Givenchy is the French fashion house founded by Hubert de Givenchy in 1952.
Why it gets said wrong
French G before i is a zh sound, and -chy ends in "shee". Three syllables, zhee-VON-shee, with no relation to the English word give.
Hear it in a sentence
This lipstick is Givenchy.
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