Food Puh-Kaan or Pee-Can?

[mdlcal28]

Being a southerner, and its Thanksgiving.....

Do you prefer and say PUH-KAAN or PEE-CAN when you want that pie with nuts all over it and in it?
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The word pecan originates from the Algonquin Indian term "pakan," which meant a nut so hard that it had to be cracked with a stone...so therefore it is a PUH-KAAN pie!

 

[afsweet]

i say puh-kaan. i don't think i've heard other people say pee-can except for paula dean lol.

 

[dearmissie]

I say "Puh-Kaan" when talking about the nut.. And "Pee-Can" when saying, pecan pie. ROFL!!

 

[découverte]

It's not simply the difference of either puh-kaan or pee-can...pronunciation will stress either the first or the second syllable, depending on the regional dialect. As a Northeasterner, I'm firmly in the PEE-can camp, which I'm sure induces shudders in a Southerner like yourself, mdlcal28! Hope you enjoy your pie tomorrow!

http://dialect.redlog.net/staticmaps/q_21.html

 

[bridurkin]

I always say Pee-can, and have only heard Puh-kaan when down south. Now I will be so confused when asking for pie!

 

[découverte]

http://dialect.redlog.net/staticmaps/q_21.html

 

[missD]

I'm a foreigner living in the US and I just resort to pointing to "that nut" now that I've received a few odd looks! LOL! I've always said Pee-can previously tho.

 

[Vegas Long Legs]

From the midwest - puh kaan

Only heard Paula Dean say it pee can also.

 

[mainguyen504]

from the south and i say pee-can.

maybe its my love for paula deen

 

[Mia Bella]

I say pee-con.

 

[Threshold]

My DH's southern Grandpa said a "Pee Can" is what ya keep under the bed.

 

[michie]

Puh-cawn.

 

[Necromancer]

Put me in the pee-can team...but then again, I'm an Aussie.

 

[CocoMeow]

I use both lol depending on the context.

 

[exotikittenx]

Pee-can! I'm a Northeasterner. LOL @ this thread.