Nigella Lawson's pronunciation of kitchen equipment baffles viewers

Television chef Nigella Lawson set fans into frenzy when she pronounced 'microwave'. Photo / Getty Images

Television chef Nigella Lawson has sent viewers and Twitter into a meltdown over her bizarre pronunciation of the word "microwave".

A recent episode of her show Cook, Eat, Repeat which aired on BBC earlier in the week had Lawson cooking brown butter colcannon.

Truly iconic @Nigella_Lawson #microwavé pic.twitter.com/Re9Wefap7j

— Phoenix CS Andrews 🏳️‍⚧️ (@pennyb) December 7, 2020

Which is an Irish mashed potato recipe.

"I still need a bit of milk - full fat - which I've warmed in the micro-wa-vay," she said as she cracked on with the cooking.

Blatant advertising for Huawei's new line of miniature phones.

— Thomas Kauffmann (@daskauffmann) December 8, 2020

For the avoidance of doubt, here is how BBC subtitles spell it pic.twitter.com/w1b9PwUvDK

— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 8, 2020

That was my first thought pic.twitter.com/xq5z23irWR

— Kevin Williams Esq (@williamsk1958) December 8, 2020

Out of all of the possible ways of her saying "microwave" that I ran through my head, I did not expect her to say it like THAT.

— Marcus S, the Real Black Santa (@goodwillfiction) December 8, 2020

nigella IS moira rose

— Kevin Ng (@KevinWNg) December 7, 2020

Which of course sent fans and Twitter users into a meltdown as they took to social media to discuss the odd pronunciation.

Many viewers were left in hysterics while others questioned whether they'd heard the epic TV blunder correctly.

Although it seems Lawson has stayed quiet on the matter, it appears she has replied to a tweet.

We do, too. Exactly that

— Nigella Lawson (@Nigella_Lawson) December 8, 2020

The Mirror reports she seemed to confirm that her pronunciation of the word is closer to how Italian and Spanish people say microwave.

Her account liked a tweet from a fan which explained it to other viewers, which read: "[It's] pronounced as an Italian or Spanish person would /mee-kro-wa-veh/, ie, the right way."

All jokes aside it's surely a joke... isn't it?