The word comes from Latin, so somewhere the pronunciation has changed separately from the spelling. --- Colonel comes from Old Italian colonello, commander of a column of troops, which in turn derives from colonna, column. Originally, English followed the Spanish practice and spelled the word "coronel," pronounced the way it looks. Eventually this was corrupted to ker-nel. Then a decision was made that coronel ought to be spelled "colonel" to better reflect its Italian origin, but the "kernel" pronunciation remained.
The word "colonel" comes from the Italian word "colonnello" which was derived from the Latin word "columna." The change from "r" to "l" occurred as the word was borrowed into English. This is why it is spelled "colonel" without the "r" sound.
The word "colonel" is derived from the Italian word "colonello," which comes from "columna" meaning column, as soldiers would march in columns. The pronunciation evolved over time, and the initial "l" sound was dropped, leading to the pronunciation with the "r" sound.
Colonel
The homophone for "kernel" is "colonel."
The word colonel gets its unusual pronunciation from the equivalent rank coronel, and sounds like the word kernel (kur-nuhl).The first syllable has a caret U sound (short U followed by R) and the second syllable has a similar schwa or unstressed vowel sound (uhl).
The homophone of "colonel" is "kernel." Both words are pronounced the same way but have different meanings.
He is a colonel.
Fort Sackville
because my mommy doesnt bathe me.
Paul Stevens appeared as Colonel Charles R. Codman
The correct spelling is "colonel."
that doesnt even exist....
press l+r at the same time. if that doesnt work press select. if that doesnt work press l+r+select at the same time.
he is against the war, but he is a patriot. he just doesnt want to goto war
alot because God loves catwhomen who doesnt
it l r start and select
Because they r poor
The colonel is the boy's mother. (This is the same "gender" basis as others with a "doctor".)