WATCH: Nigella Lawson's bizarre pronunciation of the word 'microwave' captivates Twitter

English food writer and television cook Nigella Lawson has captivated a loyal following due to the ease with which she has made cooking accessible. 

But now, she has captivated the Internet for one particular thing — her pronunciation of the word microwave. 

In the video clip below, you could hear the 60-year-old chef say, "But I still need a bit of milk, full-fat, that I've warmed in the microwave." 

Nigella Lawson saying 'Microwave' like this has made my Christmas already pic.twitter.com/ByXTDVIloq

— Queen of Quizzes (@EtceteraWithEst) December 8, 2020

The bizarre pronunciation left many on social media bewildered, with Twitter user Ashley Reese asking in disbelief "the mee-crow-WHAT?!"

the mee-crow-WHAT?! https://t.co/QjnV5PHWWE

— Ashley Reese (@offbeatorbit) December 8, 2020

Twitter user Andrew said that he will be "Eternally grateful to Nigella Lawson for letting us know we've all been mispronouncing microwave for the last 50 (or so) years." 

Eternally grateful to Nigella Lawson for letting us know we've all been mispronouncing microwave for the last 50 (or so) years. pic.twitter.com/tfXODGQRDp

— andrew (@floellaumbagabe) December 8, 2020

A Twitter reply from Nigella herself intimated that the pronunciation may be just for kicks after all.

“I love this, we deliberately mispronounce words in our house all the time. Such fun,” Twitter user Space Hopper Orbital said.

“We do, too. Exactly that,” Nigella replied.