Quote Originally Posted by liza View Post
Just curious -- while I agree that this is the correct pronunciation of the word "chamois", I have never, ever heard anyone refer to the "cham-wah" in bike shorts. I've only ever heard it pronounced in that context as a "shammy." Is this a regional thing?
I was going to ask this same thing. I pronouce it "shammy" also.

Cute story...when I was taking riding lessons my trainer had two of the greatest little bull terrier dogs. One of them was the same tan color you see in the chamois' that are used to dry off cars. My trainer had named her "Shammy", so that's what I think of when I pronounce "chamois."