Pronounce "Houdaille"

I firmly believe that there is no such thing as dumb question, especially if I am the one asking it. I have never been sure of the pronunciation of "Houdaille". Went on line to various dictionary/ pronunciation sites but the name/word is not listed and I haven't tried Larry, Daryl and Daryl yet. I have heard it pronounced "who-daily" and "who-die". How do you pronounce it?

 

I've heard "who-die" and "who-dale" but I believe it's "who-die" where the double Ls are silent.

 

hoot owl

 

Me too.

 

Houdaille...........did that sound right?

 

I'm going with "who-die" too. That's how I've always heard it.

 

Who die

Gary

 

Lever action or Who Die

 

I thought it was HOO-DAY...

ask the folks in New Orleans WHO-DAT Houdaille guy is!

 

If I came across that I'd go somewhere between how-die and who die

 

Bud Meyer told me it was *Hoo-Die*.......I'll go with that.....

CB

 

Thanks guy's. Actually I think Custom Cory and Master of None are probably the closest at this point.

 

Who-day for a single and Who-die for more than one gets my vote.

 

Who Die.

You have to pronounce the Houdaille as if it were French.

Mart.

 

Houdaille=Who Dayee like Andouille=Ahn dewey
Probhably shouldn't look to NOLA for a legit pronunciation,,, of anything.

 

Well, we've proven that Amercan's can screw up other French words, why not this one?

 

Reminds me of a scene out of "Kelly's Heros" when Carol O'Conner's character says, "Is that Claremont Booker?"

 

"Who-cares"

 

We surrender.

 

Per their own 1930 advertising campaign, it's ...

PRONOUNCED "HOO-DYE":



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I have no idea how to say it and have no idea how to find them. Maybe I am saying it wrong when I spell it. If anyone has a set for a 30 model a, let me know. I will call them whatever you want as long as you sell em to me.

 

Lever action.

 

Good points! LOL Wasn't there a twice re-tired QB that had his named mis-pronounced over and over nad over?

 

i think we've learned alot here today. lets stop now.

 

A little knowledge is a powerfuf thing, but somehow I don't feel all that empowered. I'll go with the answer " lever action ".

 

Take ze monee, do anysing you want to ze girl, but pleeeze, leave me alone.

 

Who-duh-lay. Oh well that is my feeble attempt anyway.
Later,
Dick

 

If it's the same company that we made aircraft valves and such for years ago.
They, the company reps that used to visit, pronounced it Who-dial-lee

 

Google found this...

Houdaille (how DYE) Industries of Fort Lauderdale, Florida was founded in 1925 by a French immigrant.