>
> > I've seen it as Sahuaro and Saguaro, and the former is
> > more popular. And then there's Mojave/Mohave and Navajo/Navaho.
> > You've really gotta hand it to the Anglos for screwing up the
> > local names. Sort of like the American pronounciation of Notre
> > Dame, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans.
>
>
> Isn't because the 'g' is a soft one in Spanish, like the 'ch'
> in "loch"? Americans have always pronounced that sound like a 'h'.
>
And then there's "gouda".
Chris
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