HOW TO PRONOUNCE
pecan
/pəˈkɑn/
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Stress KAHN in puh-KAHN.
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2 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“A pecan fell onto the path.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does pecan mean?
noun
- A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.
- A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.
- A half of the edible portion of the inside of this nut.
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IPA pronunciation
/pəˈkɑn/
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In recent years, certain varieties of nuts, like the English walnut, the pecan, and the hickory nuts have been grown commercially.
Failure in love or business will follow in proportion as the pecan is decayed.
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There were great groves of pecan trees, and ever-green live-oaks stood in many places, long, wind-shaken tufts of gray moss hanging from their limbs.
After visiting some bearing paper-shell pecans here in Fresno county, I believe a pecan orchard of choice variety would be more desirable than a walnut orchard.