BluOrchid2
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like Kay or like Key? long A or long E?
How do you pronounce "Cay"?
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underwater daphne
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huh? depends what language. if i would want it to sound english then kay, if it was swiss it would be gay. lol. what is cay?
I have always been told the correct pronunciaiton is Key, with a long E.
It is the spanish version of Key with the same definition.
TwoBit
It is the spanish version of Key with the same definition.
TwoBit
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What he said. Also spelled caye
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a cay is a key in spanisch?
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In the "Florida Key" sense.
underwater daphne:
To elaborate on Msilvia's answer, yes, as in this definition:
A small low island or reef formed of sand, coral, rock or mud, as in the Florida Keys. It has it's roots in an old Spanish word cayo. It is pronounced key.
Key, doesn't everybody?
It depends on where you are and the language. The prior post about the origin from the Spanish word Cayo (pronouced like a neck"tie" with a long "O" after) explains the origin.
Over time, the British origin of the word b*stardizes the Spanish to become Cay (pronounced with a long "A").
Of course, we Americans have to have it our way. So we change it to Key (pronounced like a car key).
Down here in South Florida, we have it all ways: "Cayo" in Spanish, a hop across to the Bahamas, where one will find Cat "Cay" just south of Bimini (about 45 miles east of Miami), and then there are places like the Florida "Keys."
You see, all people of the world can live in harmony.
Over time, the British origin of the word b*stardizes the Spanish to become Cay (pronounced with a long "A").
Of course, we Americans have to have it our way. So we change it to Key (pronounced like a car key).
Down here in South Florida, we have it all ways: "Cayo" in Spanish, a hop across to the Bahamas, where one will find Cat "Cay" just south of Bimini (about 45 miles east of Miami), and then there are places like the Florida "Keys."
You see, all people of the world can live in harmony.
Neh, it is just a different way of spelling it. The spanish word for Cay, Key, Caye is 'cayo' where the 'a' has the same phonetics as in German and the 'y' has the same sound as the 'j' in Dutch.... now if it is an Argentinian or Uruguayan, then the 'y' will sound like the 'j' in French.
