Fuschia or Fuchsia ? Are you spelling it right?

The other day, an Erap joke came across my mind. 


Here's the joke:

Reporter: sir what is your favorite color?
Erap: fuschia
Reporter: excuse me sir, but how do you spell fuschia?
Erap: sige red na lang

(fuschia naman oh!!! oooopss joke lang, hndi naman bad word. :P   )


Erap was witty enough to elude the situation.  Fuschia (or fuchsia) is indeed difficult or shall I say confusing to spell.  So, is it fuschia or fuchsia?  I searched for both and it gave me a lot of results. But as I read the results , it is confirmed that the second spelling is correct.

So , it's Fuchsia. You'll see this word in dictionary.com and Collin's English dictionary online. However, in  thefreedictionary.com, you can find both words. Click here


But wait, Fuchsia is not just a color. Its name originated from a plant which bears the name itself and has that attractive color. 


    The Fuchsia plant

     This plant was discovered somewhere in the Carribean Islands of Hispaniola (now Dominican Republic and Haiti) by the French botanist Charles Plumier. He named the plant after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs.

So now, we know the right spelling and why it is called Fuchsia.

For you not to be confused, remember, Fuch.... sia.... (lol! I swear I'm not saying bad words ha...)

But also keep in mind how it is pronounced...  fyoo -shuh ( u here is pronounced as in umbrella, hut, uh-oh)

pag sa wika natin.. fyuuuu-sya.... ayan, I hope I made myself clear.  Still confused? consult your dictionary online.  :P