Is "viso" pronounced V-EYE-so or V-ee-so?
Same with seco. Is it S-eck-o or s-eee-co?
Thanks
Same with seco. Is it S-eck-o or s-eee-co?
Thanks
Pronunciation
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DGBAMA
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I would say "think Latin", but would probably be wrong.
I'm sure Bob will be along to straighten both of us out.
I'm sure Bob will be along to straighten both of us out.
I recall my Puerto Rican friend pronunced them "Veeso" and "Secko" and "La-hero"
DonH
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VEE-so, SAY-co, and Lee-HAY-row.
I communicate the items as
Veezo (Viso) Sayco (Seco) and Lihairo (Ligero)
Veezo (Viso) Sayco (Seco) and Lihairo (Ligero)
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Mild, Medium and Strong works pretty good with Rednecks. 
BigMikeChevy
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how about cigar wrapper filler,cigarette leaf. now Im learning all the fancy words for the same thing. thanks guys for the education.
DGBAMA
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By the time all these pronunciations and interpretations are done we are going to need a "Kama Sutra" for tobacco terminology.
MarcL
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This is how I do it.
https://translate.google.com/(Viso) (Seco) (Ligero) Be sure to click on the little picture of the
in this link.
a = short u in fun, e = long a in made, i = long e in me, o = long o in phone, u = long u in you, y = long e in many,
LL = continent y in yes, j = h in hat, r is like a rolling of the tongue sound, h is silent, g sounds something like g in go and and h in how together
https://translate.google.com/(Viso) (Seco) (Ligero) Be sure to click on the little picture of the
in this link. a = short u in fun, e = long a in made, i = long e in me, o = long o in phone, u = long u in you, y = long e in many,
LL = continent y in yes, j = h in hat, r is like a rolling of the tongue sound, h is silent, g sounds something like g in go and and h in how together
You also have to click on Spanish. Since Seco, Viso and Ligero are Spanish, the English version would be the wrong pronunciation.
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