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

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

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

Umm, the OP’s question was about the brand/restaurant. How you and other non-overinvested (?) speakers of Italian would pronounce a word is not only irrelevant but also, in this case, dead wrong. [/quote]

It is absolutely pronounce RRRRRow-a in Italy. I am not going to pronounce my "CC" surname incorrectly because some of my relatives have chosen to do so - for example, Lu-CHES -I instead of Lukayzi for Lucchesi. [/quote]

No one cares. It’s a specific place, owned by a specific family. It’s also one of the most well known restaurants in the country. Feel free to continue to sound like a dumbass.

You’re like the NYU kid who just learned to pronounce Houston but weirdly insists on sticking to your guns because you’re an idiot. [/quote]

No one cares about the brand identity here. No one thinks of this as anything special. It’s an overpriced jar of sauce option. It tastes fine, but I’d not say the restaurant bit is well known around DC. [/quote]

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