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[Facts] Re: How to pronounce Calix in original Latin ...

by Sabrina

5/24/2006, 11:50 PM

my mom the latin teacher says "kahlicks". kah rhymes with "ma".

- Profe Esteban

5/26/2006, 10:23 AM

I'd write KAH-liks

- Pavlos

5/25/2006, 8:55 AM

I agree on the pronounciation, however please note that ...

Kalyx is actually a Greek word meaning "outer covering," and derived from "kalyptein" ("to cover").

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