How to pronounce ‘Rao’

[Anonymous]

I pronounce it "overrated"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I pronounce it "overrated"

What do you like for pasta sauce?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe it’s pronounced Ray-o.

Correct. That's how the sauce is pronounced.

Rao that rhymes with "chow" is a South Indian surname.

In Italy Rao is pronounced almost the like the Indian surname - Row-wah. It has been distorted in the U.S.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe it’s pronounced Ray-o.

Correct. That's how the sauce is pronounced.

Rao that rhymes with "chow" is a South Indian surname.

In Italy Rao is pronounced almost the like the Indian surname - Row-wah. It has been distorted in the U.S.

Kinda like gabagool?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe it’s pronounced Ray-o.

Correct. That's how the sauce is pronounced.

Rao that rhymes with "chow" is a South Indian surname.

In Italy Rao is pronounced almost the like the Indian surname - Row-wah. It has been distorted in the U.S.

Kinda like gabagool?

Gabagool? Ova here!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe it’s pronounced Ray-o.

Correct. That's how the sauce is pronounced.

Rao that rhymes with "chow" is a South Indian surname.

This was my impression as well.

[Anonymous]

In Italy Rao is pronounced almost the like the Indian surname - Row-wah. It has been distorted in the U.S.

OK, fun fact and all, but I'm betting the OP wanted to know how to pronounce it in the US

[Anonymous]

Wow I’m surprised I always pronounce it to rhyme with Chow. Italian-American but I speak Italian.

I don’t understand buying jarred sauce- takes the same amount of time to make a decent homemade version and tastes so much better! And cheaper too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow I’m surprised I always pronounce it to rhyme with Chow. Italian-American but I speak Italian.

I don’t understand buying jarred sauce- takes the same amount of time to make a decent homemade version and tastes so much better! And cheaper too.

This. I am also Italian-American and my sauce blows Ray-os out of the water. It takes me less than 10 minutes to make with a few simple ingredients.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

In Italy Rao is pronounced almost the like the Indian surname - Row-wah. It has been distorted in the U.S.

OK, fun fact and all, but I'm betting the OP wanted to know how to pronounce it in the US

Fun observation, most of us not over invested with this brand pronounce it as Italians do, but more harshly as our accent contains zero subtlety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I pronounce it "overrated"

What do you like for pasta sauce?

I mean it is extremely easy to make your own red sauce but if I don't feel like it then I like Wegman's Grandma's Pomodoro

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

In Italy Rao is pronounced almost the like the Indian surname - Row-wah. It has been distorted in the U.S.

OK, fun fact and all, but I'm betting the OP wanted to know how to pronounce it in the US

OP here : all good! Just curious about this cult sauce.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow I’m surprised I always pronounce it to rhyme with Chow. Italian-American but I speak Italian.

I don’t understand buying jarred sauce- takes the same amount of time to make a decent homemade version and tastes so much better! And cheaper too.

This. I am also Italian-American and my sauce blows Ray-os out of the water. It takes me less than 10 minutes to make with a few simple ingredients.

Op here: what brand of canned tomatoes do you start with?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I pronounce it "overrated"

What do you like for pasta sauce?

I mean it is extremely easy to make your own red sauce but if I don't feel like it then I like Wegman's Grandma's Pomodoro

Thanks! Will try this next time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I learned something new today! Always thought it rhymed with how/chow/cow/now/etc.

Me too!