I have always heard this word pronounced buh-SALT. But today on the History Channel this guy who spoke like an American called it BASS-alt.
How do you-all say it?

How do you-all say it?

I've heard both pronunciations for years. Just assumed it was a regionalism like with almonds and pecans. I tend to accent the ultimate syllable.

In the context of my study of geology and my conversations with geologists (mostly US) over several decades, the pronunciation there seems to be buh-SALT. In the population at large (US), I have on rare occasions heard the pronunciation BAY-salt.

It is all over Israel, especially in Galilee, and they
say BAY-salt, at least from my conversations there.

Havent's said basalt for a long long time. Thank you Jackie, brightens my day. So bazs-ALT to you!

The term (at least among the geologists in the southern South) is pronounced "BAH salt".
Who's to argue?

We ain't arguing, jj. We just collecting data.

Not to argue, Faldage, but I used the the term "Who's to argue?" felicitously. As in "Wanna fight?"

If you do, you might be charged with basalt and hattery.

Listen, Tromboninator; say what you will about my basalt, but you doesn't have to insult my hat.

That puts a new slant on Basalt within Tent.

Good golly, Olly, you are right!
If it rains ba salt will melt if left outside ba tent.

Perhaps a small rock concert.

Oh mercy, what did I start?! This is great!

But, but...zmjezhd, what did you mean about almond? I've never heard it pronounced anything but ALL-mund. Please don't shock me as much as I was when I first heard someone say PEE-can.

I've never heard it pronounced anything but ALL-mund.

Check out the variant pronunciation in the A-H dictionary: four. I learned the first one here on the Left Coast with the first vowel as in father and the l silent.

I've never heard it pronounced anything but ALL-mund.

And I've only ever eaten an Armind never had an Allmund

"Aa-mund! Aa-mund! you philistines." signed Char - lottey Do - glass

A TV show last night with a Hallowe'en theme
had the main characters pronouncing voodoo
as v'doo, accent on final syllable, and first just the "V".

Sort of related: today on the radio (I ran a BUNCH of errands this afternoon!) I heard an ad for a restaurant that sounded like they serve urban cheese bread.

I googled it. It's herb and cheese bread. It's in a Subway ad.