Hilda Baci, a Nigerian chef, has become an online sensation as she trended for pronouncing “Spaghetti” as “spanghtti” during a recent interview.
The chef was posed with the question of naming the most popular food in the world during the podcast, and she initially mentioned rice before settling on pasta, which was later corrected by the interviewer as rice being the correct answer.
Hilda Baci, Nigerian chef. source: Google
However, what caught the attention of netizens was Hilda Baci’s pronunciation of "Spaghetti" as “Spanghetti.” Observant social media users debated whether it was a genuine mistake or if she was playfully joking.
One user, @_maniisweet16, expressed, “We are all allowed to have accents in Nigeria due to our various tribes and all that, maybe her dialect influenced the pronunciation or she was just joking and trying to be funny...”
Another user, beautifulserene, shared, “That particular tonation is for when you’re trying to be funny. She’s just goofing around.”
Additionally, winie_of_lagos humorously suggested, “Na Calabar girl…they always have issues with their tongue and maybe her plenty plenty teeth affected the pronunciation...”
chilezbrand_ joined in, saying, “Lol ify leavr my babe oo, na akwaibom tongue she get she no kill person 😄.”
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