# Another British pronunciation thread

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 4, 2001, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-british-pronunciation-thread/91485 "2001-11-04T23:38:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![mancunian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mancunian/32/12244_2.png) [@mancunian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mancunian)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2001, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-british-pronunciation-thread/91485/21 "2001-11-06T19:28:38Z")

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Wouldn’t this also be pronounced Y-aguar in Spanish?

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**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2001, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-british-pronunciation-thread/91485/22 "2001-11-06T20:21:19Z")

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No, it would be pronounced H-aguar, but close enough.

I never really thought about it before, but I tend to think “car” when I hear jag-YU-war and “animal” when I hear jag-war. (I am an American who has spent a fair amount of time in the UK.)

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