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?
we're all in the US, right? i have NEVER heard it called anything besides "shammy" in the US. this goes from my cycling hobby to chamois wash clothes for detaling cars in my automobile addiction. it's "shammy".