[Red Badger]

I say PE-CAN, rhymes with ‘American’..............

[GregoTX]

I say PE-CAN, rhymes with ‘American

Around here it is Pah-Kahn ... like Star Trek II Wrath of Kahn.

[Mollypitcher1]

Pecan is a Native American (Algonquin)word and is properly pronounced pehcahn. It is also a Native North American tree, found only in America anbd Mexico.

[ph_balanced]

The PE-CAN is what your dad made you use on long road trips when he didn’t want to stop the car.

[Rusty0604]

I remember my parents arguing about the right way to pronounce pecan. My mom was from CA and my dad was from AR.

[jch10]

I say “pa-con.” 7th generation Southerner. We’ve always said it like that.