Italian-Americans leaving off the vowel at the end: "Mozzarell," "Antipast," etc

Factual Questions
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[QUOTE=doreen]
It’s not exactly pronounced “pasta fazool”. It’s between “pasta fazool” and “pasta fajool”. It can be difficult to hear, especially if you’re not used to it, but there is just a hint of a “z” before the “j” sound
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Like the French /j/ - pas’ta fazhol’

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[QUOTE=jayjay]
Like the French /j/ - pas’ta fazhol’
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Ah. Well that makes a bit more sense, then. However, I’m used to hearing Dean Martin’s pronunciation, which sounds like a plain “z” to me. Now that I look at it, it’s really “past e faz(h)ool,” isn’t it (that is, the “e” isn’t skipped over, but the final syllable of “pasta” is.)