Chipotle-What is the correct pronunciation?

nebula

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Originally posted by: nebula
Chi - Pote - Lay
(short i)

At least that's what I say!

Now that I think about it, they had a commercial on the radio and it was this way.
 

Vic

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Jun 12, 2001
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che - POTE - lay

In Spanish, i = long e, o is always long, e = long a, and accent is always on 2nd-to-last syllable unless otherwise indicated.