How do you pronounce 'orche'?

[oldblue1968chevy]

I always thought it was pronounced oar-shuhh

I got talkin to member hubscrub yesterday and he pronounced it 'oar shee'


How do YOU pronounce it (I hope everyone can understand my typing)

'orche is a paint name'

[VetteVet]

It's spelled Ochre and is pronounced oak-er

For the curious-----http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=374744

[too much stuff]

Originally Posted by VetteVet

It's spelled Ochre and is pronounced oak-er

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[ChevLoRay]

It's a consensus....

[ls1nova71]

I've always pronounced it oak-ruh....

[oldblue1968chevy]

Hmm interesting lets see what some others say lol its definitely a cool color and funny to say

[mrein3]

Originally Posted by ls1nova71

I've always pronounced it oak-ruh....

Me too. But da-burb, who owns more oak-ruh trucks than than all the members of this board combined, pronounces it oak-er.

[Liz]

I have never heard of it called oak-er, only oak-ruh
I think it, like everything else, depends on where you are from (accents) to how it will be pronounced.

All I know is it is not pronounced or-cheee as it is spelled (or I hope not anyway lol)

[oldblue1968chevy]

ahaha I cant wait till hubscrub sees this

[FRENCHBLUE72]

oak-ruh is the way I pronounce it or baby poop..

[oldblue1968chevy]

So its pronounced like okra (the funky green vegtable people eat esp in the south, usually fried)?

[Thealien]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

oak-ruh is the way I pronounce it or baby poop..

yeah this

[mbgmike]

i am so dumb i use this all the time
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/p.../british/ochre

[mbgmike]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

oak-ruh is the way I pronounce it or baby poop..

[sameyrasmea72]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

So its pronounced like okra (the funky green vegtable people eat esp in the south, usually fried)?

I have always pronounced it like okra too, but since it is a yellow color it would be like the yellow variety of okra and not the nasty green variety. Fried is definitely the best way to eat it.

[67_C-30]

I always said oak-er

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by ls1nova71

I've always pronounced it oak-ruh....

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[Shaky]

ocher |ˈōkər| ( chiefly Brit. also ochre)
noun
an earthy pigment containing ferric oxide, typically with clay, varying from light yellow to brown or red.
• a pale brownish yellow color.
DERIVATIVES
ocherish |ˈōk(ə)ri sh | |ˈoʊk(ə)rɪʃ| adjective
ocheroid |ˈōk(ə)roid| |ˈəʊkrɔɪd| adjective
ocherous |ˈōk(ə)rəs| |ˈoʊk(ə)rəs| adjective
ochery |ˈoʊk(ə)ri| adjective
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French ocre, via Latin from Greek ōkhra ‘yellow ocher.’
ochre
noun chiefly Brit.
variant spelling of ocher .

[Steve Hafner]

I guess we'll NEVER know for sure - it can be either !!!

[yob2kanobe]

Mine is this color also. Pronounced oak-err http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ochre

[kellytheaker]

i agree oak-er

[mbgmike]

I still like okra

[7T2]

Am I the only one who became familiar with this term in Kindergarten from a Crayola 64 crayon box set (the one with the flip top and cool crayon sharperner in the back...)?

[mbgmike]

ochara

[mbgmike]

Originally Posted by 7T2

Am I the only one who became familiar with this term in Kindergarten from a Crayola 64 crayon box set (the one with the flip top and cool crayon sharperner in the back...)?

I don't think they had that when I was a kid