A Japanese sword that is commonly mispronounced by ignorant Americans. They put emphasis on the middle 'a' instead of the last 'a'. The mispronunciation itself can piss off actual Japanese speaking people including me.
Ninja in training 1: I just got a new Catana(Cuh-toh-nuh) blade.
Ninja in training 2: Ass. Any actual Japanese speaking person knows that its pronounced Catana(Cuh-tuh-na). You just pissed me off because of your mispronunciation.
Ninja in training 2: Ass. Any actual Japanese speaking person knows that its pronounced Catana(Cuh-tuh-na). You just pissed me off because of your mispronunciation.
by Naramiko Hashimoto November 24, 2011