How do you pronounce 'Supermartxe'

[I-Spy]

I love it when British promoters come in and try to use Spanish words to come across as Eurotrashy and exotic.

I think there was one called Mondoloco - which basically doesn't make sense.

(errr or it may do and I've got the name wrong)

Probably mundo loco.....crazy or mad world

 

[Robder]

yes - that's just it, they'd spelt it wrong on the feckin logo.

 

[silvia]

I still don't get it. Is superMartXé a real word or not and if it is what language is it?

All I can say is
-it's not spanish
- it's not catalan
- it's not french

It might be a brand, tho

 

[silvia]

yes - that's just it, they'd spelt it wrong on the feckin logo.

Mondo Loco sounds italian to me

 

[Warren D]

All I can say is
-it's not spanish
- it's not catalan
- it's not french

It might be a brand, tho

Oops! Sorry, I changed my question while you were typing.

I'm still not sure whats's going on here so is "supermartxé" Spanish spelling of a Fench word?

 

[silvia]

I'm still not sure whats's going on here so is "supermartxé" Spanish spelling of a Fench word?

I'm confused too

It doesn't work in french, neither in spanish (TX doesn't exist), neither in catalan

Me being catalan I would say it's a free interpretation of french, catalan spelling of a french word or it's just a brand

 

[Warren D]

I'm confused too

OK Silvia, be confused no more!
I was talking to my fiance about this because we heard the commercial on the radio today and she just said "why don't you just email them to find out?" So I got her to email them and this was the reply

The word SuperMartXé is pronouned (Super Mar Chey). It does not have a meaning. It is said the same as the French word for supermarket, "supermarche" but the spelling like so SuperMartxe has no direct meaning.

Hope that helps.


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[Robder]

Hmmm - how very obscure of them.

 

[Warren D]

Well while we are on the subject of club name meanings and pronunciation how about the meaning and pronunciation of "Pacha"? I have found several meanings and I think the correct pronunciation would depend on the meaning of the name in this case.

 

[Robder]

Well while we are on the subject of club name meanings and pronunciation how about the meaning and pronunciation of "Pacha"? I have found several meanings and I think the correct pronunciation would depend on the meaning of the name in this case.

It means Prince.

 

[Warren D]

You mean they named the club after an American songwriter and musician?

 

[Robder]

Did I blink and your post changed or are you playing with my mind?

 

[silvia]

Re Pacha, I would love to know phonetic cos I've never heard a brit or a guiri pronouncing propertly Pacha.

Anyway, it means a top jerarquy man in the Otoman Empire.
THere's a spanish saying which goes something like: "He lives like a pachá" which means he has a great live and lifes like a prince

 

[Warren D]

The Ottoman title is pronounced Pa-sha in English and usually spelled Pasha in English but also Pacha.