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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

praline

Hi,

The dictionaries I have consulted claim 'a' in this word is pronounced either as in Hague or as in Prague, but...

Which pronunciation is common in modern AmEng?
(Or at least ... how would YOU pronounce this word?)

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Top answer

PRAY-lean The pecan praline is the one we all know here, and that being a Southern confection, the Southern pronunciation is usually heard. They say "police" PO-lease down there by the same token.

— Enoon

  • PRAY-lean The pecan praline is the one we all know here, and that being a Southern confection, the Southern pronunciation is usually heard.
  • They say "police" PO-lease down there by the same token.
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PRAY-lean

The pecan praline is the one we all know here, and that being a Southern confection, the Southern pronunciation is usually heard. They say "police" PO-lease down there by the same token.
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By the way, "pecan" is often PEA-kan, especially with "praline". Others say PEA-k'n or p'-KHAN when "pecan" stands alone.
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MUSCOVITEhow would YOU pronounce this word?
The only pronunciation I'm familiar with is "as in Hague".

CJ
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enoon"pecan" is often PEA-kan, especially with "praline".
I'm surprised. Some friends of mine (from North Carolina) go into fits of laughter when Yankees say it that way. (PEE - CAN ~ a can to P in).
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CalifJim enoon"pecan" is often PEA-kan, especially with "praline".I'm surprised. Some friends of mine (from North Carolina) go into fits of laughter when Yankees say it that way. (PEE - CAN ~ a can to P in). CJ
I could be wrong about that. I was basing it on my years in Florida, the only state that you go north from to get to the South. We did have Stuckey's,
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enoonFlorida, the only state that you go north from to get to the South.
Yes! I lived in Florida for a time too, and for a Yankee this was one of the most astonishing things about the place. (The other astonishing thing was the early darkness in December combined with sultry hot weather.)

Stuckey's.
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In Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and many other Southern states where pralines refi enjoyed regularly, we pronounce the word 'praw-leen' -- pecans are 'puh-cons'.
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On the other day, a guy from Ghiradelli Chocolates from California on a local radio was pronouncing it like PRAH-leen.

MW lists all three: PRAH-, PRAW-, PRAY-leen
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