How do you pronounce "orange"? (live in, suburbs)

[Kaszilla]

Originally Posted by saibot

The correct pronunciation is puh-KAHN or pih-KAHN. It was originally a Native American word pakani, "pa-KAH-nee," which the French recorded as pacane "pa-KAHN."

The people who say PEE-can or PEE-cahn live where pecans don't grow, i.e. the Northeast, upper Midwest, the British Isles, etc. That tells me that people in those regions originally learned the word from reading it, not from hearing it organically.

I say pee-can

[IowanFarmer]

puh-kahn

[saibot]

Originally Posted by Kaszilla

I say pee-can

And you're from Minneapolis? Makes sense.

[Kaszilla]

Originally Posted by saibot

And you're from Minneapolis? Makes sense.

Yep lol

[Craziaskowboi]

"or-rrron-ZHAY." Say it with your nose, like a French person.

[Gaylord_Focker]

Originally Posted by saibot

And you're from Minneapolis? Makes sense.

Does it? I thought that's how southerners say it?

[SanJac]

Ar-inj

Native Texan here...

[jennifat]

Originally Posted by saibot

And you're from Minneapolis? Makes sense.

I'm from Minneapolis and say "pih-CON". However, pecans aren't a commonly-used ingredient around here so most people wouldn't be fazed by either pronunciation.

[jennifat]

Originally Posted by Craziaskowboi

"or-rrron-ZHAY." Say it with your nose, like a French person.

The French would say "or-ahnj". The 'e' at the end is silent, as are most letters (both vowels and consonants) at the ends of words in French.

[Igor Blevin]

Here in Knoxville, we just say "Rocky Top".