On 11/07/2013 3:31 PM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 13:41:45 +0200, "ViLco" > wrote:
>
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>>> Anyone ever tallied how many Food Network personalities say,
>>>> "marscapone?"
>>
>>> How should it be pronounced?
>>
>> Mas as in "MASter", car as in "CARpet", po as in "POse" and ne as in "NEt"
>> would be quiet good
>
> So, pretend the first r doesn't exist? I think for most Americans,
> the ne part is hardest. We're used to saying knee or dropping it
> altogether, not saying (or hearing) neh. As I understand it, you can
> barely hear the "neh" part - which I will assume is why many of us,
> who don't speak Italian, leave it off entirely.
>


Google is your friend. DO as search for "marsacpone" it tells you is is
showing the results for "mascarpone" the correct spelling.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascarpone