Actually, the pronunciation stated here is incorrect. To pronounce it with soft Js (or a zh sound) is actually a hypercorrection. It's not a French derived word. The Js are hard and everything is pronounced just as it's written. Sounds like ji-june, not zhay-zhune.
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Actually, the pronunciation stated here is incorrect. To pronounce it with soft Js (or a zh sound) is actually a hypercorrection. It's not a French derived word. The Js are hard and everything is pronounced just as it's written. Sounds like ji-june, not zhay-zhune.
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