How do you pronounce Gentoo anyway?

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CellFish · Post by **CellFish** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 3:21 am

I've been wondering about that. From the very beginning, I pronounced it 'Ghen-to' whereas my friend pronounced it 'Jen-tew.' Others have called it 'Ghen-tew' and 'Jen-To.' I wonder what the developers have to say about its pronunciation.

Andre

mdowney · Post by **mdowney** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 3:29 am

I pronouce it Gentoo, hope that helps

icywolf · Post by **icywolf** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 3:45 am

I pronounce it "Gen (as in generation) Too (as in me too))

I heard it was called gentoo because of a penguin so maybe taking a look at the dictionary about how to pronounce it...

Fractal · Post by **Fractal** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 3:58 am

I found this when I first started using Gentoo... kind of stuck in my memory

How is Gentoo pronounced, and what does it mean?

A Gentoo is a species of a small, fast penguin, pronounced "gen-too" (the "g" in "gentoo" is a soft "g", as in "gentle"). The latin name of the Gentoo penguin is Pygoscelis papua. The name Gentoo has been given to the penguin by the inhabitants of the Falkland Islands.

I guess in pratice I usualy say it a bit sharper though..

Clete2 · Post by **Clete2** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 5:19 am

I was going to record something, but the thing closes on me immediately...

As he said, soft g, then an e (not i) n 'too'

homeobocks · Post by **homeobocks** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 5:57 am

Does this help?

Post by **pjp** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 6:55 am

A search in Duplicates should turn up other threads on the same topic.