Is the "c" in Macon (wine) a "hard c" or a "soft c"?!
Is the "c" in Macon (wine) a "hard c" or a "soft c"?
Is it Ma?on or Macon?
Answers:
It is a hard c. To listen to the correct pronunciation, click on the links below of audio's of a French person pronouncing them
http://www.stratsplace.com/dict/d425.wav... - Macon
http://www.stratsplace.com/dict/d426.wav... -Macon Superieur
http://www.stratsplace.com/dict/d427.wav... - Macon Villages
These and others can be found at Strats Place - http://www.stratsplace.com/dict/m_dict.h...
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Macon is the name for the red and white wines which come from the Maconnais section of Burgundy, France. This region is the most southerly in Burgundy, and also the largest.
As you can see it a 'hard'c.
Hard 'c' pronounced: mack-ON
It actually is pronounced as an almost soft back of the mouth hard c - not like an English hard c but far from a soft c. It is almost a click.