How do you pronounce ';opossum';?

The animal?





Is it:


OH-PAW-SUM


or


OH-POSE-SUM





Which one is the correct way to prounce opossum? Are or both ways incorrect? Help?How do you pronounce ';opossum';?
oh-PAH-sum





If it were a long O sound (your second guess), there would only be one S (in English spelling, vowel-consonant-vowel usually indicates that the first vowel is a long vowel).How do you pronounce ';opossum';?
lol, i thought it was without the O sound but, i checked on encarta dictionary right now it has a little speaker next to it where the guy says the word. it can either be pernounced UH PAW SUM. or just PAW SUM
oh-paw-sum
you dont say the 'o' in opossum. its pronounced 'paw-sum'


gah.