How to u pronounce axolotl

[Dan F]

well it is from mexico.
or as they would say Mehico
so im guessing aholotl ?

Pretty much. Ah-hoe-lote-l would be close. Some sources say they are virtually extinct in the wild

I think I am going to get one, but what color?

 

[BTB0923]

Pretty much. Ah-hoe-lote-l would be close. Some sources say they are virtually extinct in the wild

I've never heard the x pronounced as an h before. Is this how it is pronounced in Mexico?, because as stated in several earlier posts in this thread all the dictionary websites pronounce the word AXE-OH-LOTTLE. Check earlier posts for links with a button you can click on that allow you to actually listen to the word being pronounced.

 

[NotoriousSway]

I think I am going to get one, but what color?

Go albino!

 

[Dan F]

I've never heard the x pronounced as an h before. Is this how it is pronounced in Mexico?, because as stated in several earlier posts in this thread all the dictionary websites pronounce the word AXE-OH-LOTTLE. Check earlier posts for links with a button you can click on that allow you to actually listen to the word being pronounced.

I agree that's the correct English pronunciation. I meant that in Spanish the x makes a sort of an h sound and the o is always pronounced as a long o. Words ending in 'tl' are of actually of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin, not Spanish, so who knows?

Go albino!

That's what my wife says - Got to love those bright red gills! I called my LFS and they said they had been getting the brown ones. Tomorrow I'm going to talk to the owner to see what morphs he can special order.