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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Pronunciation of coyote #23097 03/16/2001 4:12 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 Bean old hand Bean old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 I tend to say "kah-YO-tee" after Wile E. Coyote of Bugs Bunny fame. I've also heard "KAH-yoat", and out west, there seems to be some preference for "KAH-yoot". How does everyone else pronouce it, and can we figure out if there is a geographical pattern to the favoured pronunciation? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Pronunciation of coyote Bean 03/16/2001 4:12 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote Anonymous 03/16/2001 4:19 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote Rouspeteur 03/16/2001 4:25 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote Anonymous 03/16/2001 4:31 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote wwh 03/16/2001 4:44 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote Anonymous 03/16/2001 4:50 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote Fiberbabe 03/16/2001 5:10 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote Geoff 03/16/2001 5:23 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote Faldage 03/16/2001 5:37 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote Anonymous 03/16/2001 5:29 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote Rouspeteur 03/16/2001 7:44 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote Faldage 03/16/2001 7:56 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote Geoff 03/16/2001 5:28 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote Anonymous 03/16/2001 5:30 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote Geoff 03/16/2001 5:34 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote Sparteye 03/16/2001 8:44 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote of troy 03/16/2001 8:58 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote wow 03/17/2001 2:37 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote wwh 03/17/2001 2:50 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote inselpeter 03/17/2001 8:23 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote belMarduk 03/17/2001 10:46 PM Re: Pronunciation of coyote wow 03/17/2001 11:26 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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