Ciao, Rao! It rhymes, right?
No. It rhymes with Day-oh, as in Harry Belafonte’s Shrimp Boat song.
We are not talking about proper Italian pronunciation but Americanized bastardized adaptations.
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It was a joke. 
Sort of.
I’ve never been. I remember hearing about it when I lived in Manhattan, and it was a hard reservation even for my friend, a concierge at the Waldorf Astoria, to secure for hotel guests.
I have always pronounced it Rao’s,to rhyme with Ciaos in my head, but I don’t know that I’ve said it out loud.
This is actually educational for me to learn it’s a 2 syllable word.
Its like trying to pronounce. Bruschetta . Brew , sket , a
"I got yo heyyy ohhhhhh, say goodbye to Raaaaaooo’s. "-RHCP
We will find out.
I say vwah-la. No clue if that’s correct.
As far as I know, it is.
And I’m sure there are regional differences like in any country. I wouldn’t sweat it 
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Good French! Voila! The French generally soften the “v” so it’s more like a “v”/“w” combo. I miss our French FE kid so much. Dang, I hate it when they have to go back home.
