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Old 01-07-2008, 03:43 PM   #1
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How do you pronounce CAO?
I was watching a game show (the Spanish version of Family Feud). One of the families was named Cao (pronounced kind of like the English word "cow"). So that got me to thinking, "Have I been pronouncing the cigar name wrong?" I pronounce it like spelling it out: C-A-O, rather than like "cow." Now I am thinking it might be a surname, Cao.
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Old 01-07-2008, 03:48 PM   #2
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The biggest laugh I get is when people walk into a cigar shop and ask if they carry "cows" or "K O" cigars.

CAO are the initials for Cano (pronounced Johnno) Ozgener, The founder of CAO.
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CAO is the founders initials, Cano A Ozgener, so C-A-O is correct, also the band of AVO cigars is actually an A and U (romanized U which is a V) inside a circle.
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Old 01-07-2008, 03:52 PM   #4
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Not Carl, Cano
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Old 01-07-2008, 03:59 PM   #5
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also the band of AVO cigars is actually an A and U (romanized U which is a V) inside a circle.
Wait, I thought the the circle around the A and the V was the O of AVO, not that the V was really the U of Uvezian.
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Not Carl, Cano
damn your right...I actually blanked on the first name and Carl came to mind.
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Wait, I thought the the circle around the A and the V was the O of AVO, not that the V was really the U of Uvezian.
nope. In an interview with Smoke Magazine about cigar bands Avo clarified the common misconception. I'll try and dig out the issue (it was about 2 years ago)
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CAO , in spanish would be (se-a-o)
and AVO in spanish (a-ve - o)
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I read somewhere that "Avo" was Mr. Uvezian's first name.
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I read somewhere that "Avo" was Mr. Uvezian's first name.
it is, but the band on the cigar is as I noted up above, hence the misconception about the band
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Thanks Brian, for clearing up for me the pronunciation of Cano. You can imagine my West Texas drawl saying Cain-o.
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The biggest laugh I get is when people walk into a cigar shop and ask if they carry "cows" or "K O" cigars.

CAO are the initials for Cano (pronounced Johnno) Ozgener, The founder of CAO.

Don't Let BigFoot BS you..


CAO comes from the Latin word Caohonies.


Cause their cigars have balls.
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LOL, now thats funny!!
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