How do you pronounce jaguar?

hoppy · Post by **hoppy** » Mon May 24, 2010 9:06 am

Was watching a TV commercial today. The guy pronounced jaguar as jag-u-er.

Around here, most folks say jag-war. What say you?

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Mon May 24, 2010 9:14 am

I think either is correct, providing of course we accept the way you Americans pronounce the English language

jagÂ·uar

/ˈdʒÃ¦gwɑr, -yuˌɑr; especially Brit. ˈdʒÃ¦gyuər/ Show Spelled[jag-wahr, -yoo-ahr; especially Brit. jag-yoo-er]

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We drive Jag-yoo-ars here in the UK

beowulf · Post by **beowulf** » Mon May 24, 2010 9:15 am

jag-u-are

but then im british and dont speak 'amurrican'

............although i have heard aussies pronounce it jag-warr too

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Mon May 24, 2010 9:28 am

hoppy;1312045 wrote: Around here, most folks say jag-war. What say you?

Jag-you-a, where the "a" is soft, not as in "aye".

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Mon May 24, 2010 10:45 am

Jag wire

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Mon May 24, 2010 10:54 am

I have a Jag-war but the dealer pronounces it Jag-u-war.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon May 24, 2010 10:55 am

The jag-war is a sporty ve-hicle.

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Mon May 24, 2010 11:00 am

along-for-the-ride;1312063 wrote: The jag-war is a sporty ve-hicle.

It's a head-turner for sure! Lustrous black with a gold jag-war on the hood, or should I say bonnet? The Owner's Manual has British terms, bonnet, screen, boot etc.

Post by **spot** » Mon May 24, 2010 12:36 pm

The word, in England at least, is that rarest of wordforms, a polysemous homograph. The two-syllable form refers to the cat, the three syllable form to the car, so I'd pronounce it differently depending on context. The car can't in any circumstance be named with the two-syllable variant. The cat could, in England, without involving too egregious a sin, use the same pronunciation as the car - Flanders and Swann did in one of their songs, I remember.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Mon May 24, 2010 12:39 pm

'Jag'

Saint_ · Post by **Saint_** » Mon May 24, 2010 1:25 pm

Around here (and we actually still have a few out in the wilderness surrounding us) we call them "Jag-wires." We also have the big cats we call Mountain Lions, or less often Cougars or Pumas. I saw one of those this weekend walking down a gully on the reservation.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon May 24, 2010 9:01 pm

Saint_;1312087 wrote: Around here (and we actually still have a few out in the wilderness surrounding us) we call them "Jag-wires." We also have the big cats we call Mountain Lions, or less often Cougars or Pumas. I saw one of those this weekend walking down a gully on the reservation.

We pronounce them the same here to.

what a site it must have been so see a mountain lion.:guitarist

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue May 25, 2010 4:01 am

When I refer to the Jaguar its usually "oh...theres another Jag broken down on the side of the road"

beowulf · Post by **beowulf** » Tue May 25, 2010 5:37 am

they are not slow or unreliable :wah:

one cat i like to hear purr :-4

YouTube - Bathurst 1985 Jaguar V12 Qualifying Lap

YouTube - Bathurst 1985 Jaguar V12 in-car racecam lap

Post by **spot** » Tue May 25, 2010 5:53 am

I wonder what an MOTd long bonnet D type would cost these days, it's on my list of desirable "things", if I ever get things.

beowulf · Post by **beowulf** » Tue May 25, 2010 7:44 am

spot;1312207 wrote: I wonder what an MOTd long bonnet D type would cost these days, it's on my list of desirable "things", if I ever get things.

there ya go for a replica *sharp intake of breath at the price*

Classic Jaguar Replicas

Post by **spot** » Tue May 25, 2010 7:50 am

beowulf;1312217 wrote: there ya go for a replica *sharp intake of breath at the price*My goodness. How on earth could anyone say no?

beowulf · Post by **beowulf** » Tue May 25, 2010 7:58 am

i was watching a programm the other day on the beeb about the 1955 le Mans accident............there was an old feller on it who raced for Jag back then......nowadays he is in his 80's of course..............hes got one on the road ....jammy git :wah:

cars · Post by **cars** » Tue May 25, 2010 10:24 am

Nomad;1312178 wrote: When I refer to the Jaguar its usually "oh...theres another Jag broken down on the side of the road"
In my younger & more foolish days, I owned a Jag XKE. (Maroon/Black rag top) It was magnificent to look at, & also to drive! However, that's when it did in fact actually drive. Many times having to leave it on the side of the road more times then not, I found myself walking almost as much as I drove it!

My XKE knew every repair shop within a 100 mile radius of my house! It was commonly called "The Rack Queen", the best looking car in the repair shop! :wah:

(Hopefully, today's Jaguar (still gorgeous) is better built!)

Erica Kane · Post by **Erica Kane** » Tue May 25, 2010 10:26 am

My daughter pronounces that word as Jag Wah

cars · Post by **cars** » Tue May 25, 2010 10:31 am

Erica Kane;1312242 wrote: My daughter pronounces that word as Jag Wah
Hi Erica, welcome to FG.

You don't want to know what I called it when I was walking!!

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue May 25, 2010 10:52 am

Erica Kane;1312242 wrote: My daughter pronounces that word as Jag Wah

Welcome Erica!:-6

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Tue May 25, 2010 12:35 pm

Well having adopted a slight Westcountry accent it's a Jag-u-arrrr with the hint of a burr at the end!

Or as Jeremy Clarkson would say - the Jaaaag!