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Re: How to pronounce Calix in original Latin ...
my mom the latin teacher says "kahlicks". kah rhymes with "ma".
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I'd write KAH-liks
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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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