It _is_ pronounced "kway", and it _is_ a real word: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quay !

It's pronounced keɪ (from your link - The spelling quay, first appearing in the sixteenth century, follows modern French. As noted by the Oxford English Dictionary, third edition, the expected outcome of Middle English keye would be /keɪ/ in Modern English). Or key (with modern spelling).

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jschorr 3 days ago | parent [-]

We actually originally pronounced it as "kway" (the American pronunciation we had heard) but then had a saying we'd tell customers (when asked) of "pronounce it however you please, so long as you're happy using it!" :)

Source: I co-founded Quay.io

	▲	cyberax 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		A tongue twister we accidentally invented: "quick Quay queue counter" :) So far, spelling has been our worst issue with Quay!

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viraptor 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I know quay is a real word - it's not normally pronounced like "kway" but like "key". But only because enough people agree on that - that's what I mean by made up. The rules are just a majority agreement for both meaning and pronunciation.

	▲	seemaze 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		My french speaking partner recently informed me the quay (pronounced key) meant something like ‘dock’ when we were discussing the Florida Keys, and suddenly everything fell into place!

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reassess_blind 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Pronounced "key". The main ferry dock in Sydney is called Circular Quay.

	▲	d1sxeyes 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		The third pronunciation in the link is “kway”