How do you pronounce dado?

Question

When perusing woodworking articles online, I often read about dado joints made with dado cuts using dado blades.

Outline of a two wooden planks showcasing two types of dado cuts

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Each time I come across the word dado, I pronounce it differently and it's starting to bug me. Which is the correct way to pronounce dado? Is it:

I like using Google for that. (Click on the little speaker next to the pronunciation notation.) — Maxime Morin, Apr 06 '15 at 14:12

Daniel B. · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-06T16:04:14.787

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It's pronounced with both a long 'a' as in day and a long 'o' as in oh. Primary emphasis (indicated by ') is on the first syllable.

edited Apr 06 '15 at 16:04

answered Apr 06 '15 at 13:55

Daniel B.

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 06 '15 at 13:35

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I've always heard it pronounced "Day-dough"

answered Apr 06 '15 at 13:35

FreeMan

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