Prefix "piezo-"

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Colombo  #238573  Wed, 21 Jun 06 12:58 PM

How is the prefix "piezo-" (as in "piezoelectric") pronounced? I've always pronounced it as in "pie", but in fact I've only heard it like that twice, both times to a native speaker (one American, one English). Most people (including native and non-native speakers) don't say it like that. I cannot think of any word with the same sound they use (in my word of only five vowel sounds, I could describe it as the vowel in "pig" followed by the wovel in "pet", do you get the idea?)

  
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Mister Micawber  #239029  Thu, 22 Jun 06 03:10 PM

Merriam-Webster's says either /pi:/ or /pei/ ('pee' or 'pay').

  
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Colombo  #239279  Fri, 23 Jun 06 10:46 AM

Mmm... That doesn't include the "pie" pronunciation. Well, thanks! Perhaps I should buy a better dictionary. Mine doesn't include these "piezo-" words.

  
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