How to pronounce Pompano?

POM-pa-no

Name of fish

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

I noticed people mispronouncing this name as "pom PAN noh", especially when reading the place name "Pompano Beach, Florida".

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Pompano is pronounced as

P AA M p uh n oh

p	sounds like the		'p'	in 'pet'
aa	sounds like the		'a'	in 'car'
m	sounds like the		'm'	in 'me'
uh	sounds like the		'u'	in 'up'
n	sounds like the		'n'	in 'no'
oh	sounds like the		'o'	in 'so'

Pompano is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ P AA M p uh n oh ]

P	AA	M	p	uh	n	oh
pet	car	me	pet	up	no	so