Here's a quote directly from "Dr. Language Person's Guide to Bird Name Pronunciations" (by Kevin McGowan)
GUILLEMOT - GIL-eh-mott. This is English from the French; avoid the urge to do a Spanish double l "y" sound, and keep that terminal "t"on there, it's not THAT French.

Denis DeSilvis
denis.j.desilvis at boeing.com

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From: Rolan Nelson [mailto:rnbuffle at yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 6:53 AM
To: floriferous at msn.com; tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: How DO you pronounce Guillemot?


I've been saying "gill-a-mot", but then I'm not French! -Rolan

Rob Sandelin <floriferous at msn.com> wrote:

I've been calling them gee a mots (Rhymes with See a mots).

Rob Sandelin
South Snohomish County at the headwaters of Ricci Creek
Sky Valley Environments
Field skills training for student naturalists
Floriferous at msn.com


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