How do you pronounce "pecan"?

[Gary M]

pee-con here in central Indiana.

 

[CarolinaBlue]

And its the total opposite for me- I HATE when people say Puh Kahn- it sound so snooty!

I think so, too.

Alabama here (and before that Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee) and I say peh-kahn. I hate pee-can and rarely hear anyone say it that way except on television. Almost everyone I know says it either the way I do or slightly more like puh-kahn.

That's funny because everyone that I've heard on television say it pronounce it peh kahn or puh con. Paula Dean is the only person on television that I've ever heard pronounce it pee can, like I do.

 

[Liberty Belle]

Chicago and Pee - (like James) Caan

Maybe it's more P'Caan. I dunno. It's not pea-can (o-worms)

Me, too (i'm from across the lake in Michigan). The stress is on the second syllable. The first syllable's vowel sound is definitely a long e (no puh or pa), but not drawn out.

 

[Nette]

A canopy goes over the bed,
A pee can goes under the bed
and
pecans (puh-cons) go in pies.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

puh-KAHN

 

[penn19]

I was just going to post this same thing

Me three! Pee-can. Originally from PA. Holding onto my accent as long as possible.

 

[handinpocket]

Pea-can.

 

[Tarheel Tink]

Puh-con and lucky enough to gather them in the parking lot at work. Growing up we had a huge tree in our front yard and I shelled more puh-cons than I care to remember for Christmas gifts.

 

[LBIJim]

That's how I say in too (Texan). When I hear pee-can I know I am in the DEEP South. Where you hear 'Bless your heart honey' & tea is so sweet it will rot your teeth with one sip!!

I pronounce it PEAK-an but I've heard it in every imaginable way.

Was at the State Fair of Texas on Saturday and wasn't sure how to pronounce it. I was afraid to make a mistake so I ordered a chocolate ice cream cone instead.

Jim

 

[Robbi]

In South Tx we say puh-kahn

Sandi; sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

We live in the Deep South and this is how we pronounce it as well.

 

[JennaDeeDooDah]

In Texas we pronounce it like: pa-con. No long e. But the first syllable rhymes with ugh.

In South Tx we say puh-kahn

Sandi; sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

I cringe whenever I hear someone pronounce the first syllable as "Pea" It's Pecan. Just by English language rules, that e should not be the long e sound. Of course, it really should sound like "uh", either, but I can overlook that.

 

[SC Minnie]

Dh and I had this discussion last week.

pee-can unless talking about butter pecan ice cream then I pronounce it pa-kahn. It rolls off the tongue better

 

[pigletgirl]

puh-kahn here....

 

[NotUrsula]

I'm from New Orleans - puh-kahn.

Me, too, and I agree.

I would add that the emphasis is on the second syllable, puh-KAHN.

PEE-can always make me think of Billy Crystal doing the silly voice in When Harry Met Sally, "But I would be proud to partake of your pee-can pie."