How to Say Perique?

[rayje589]

So I was watching a show on the travel channel about a perique infuse alcohol. They were pronouncing it 'pear eek'. I've always been under the impression it was said ' per Q'. This is what happens when I don't have other pipe smokers to talk to.

 

[lordofthepiperings]

I've always heard it pronounced pur-eek.

 

[stvalentine]

I say per-eek-kay but what do I know..... :?

 

[huntertrw]

"How to Say Perique?"
Since this tobacco grows only in Saint James Parrish, Louisiana I would be interested to know how tbradsim1 or NOLA Cajun pronounces it.

 

[freakiefrog]

"Pur eek"

 

[stvalentine]

Since this tobacco grows only in Saint James Parrish, Louisiana I would be interested to know how tbradsim1 or NOLA Cajun pronounces it.

Ok, than it should be pronounced the french way. :D

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Now that that is settled, everyone say... Pa-kawn for pecan, and not Pee-can, which grosses me out. I do not want a pie made from a can of piss. It too is a derivative of French.

 

[mso489]

per 'eek, accent on the second syllable, I believe.

 

[derfargin]

Perique and Unique are homonyms.

 

[lochinvar]

Pear eek
+10000000 to Cosmic

 

[huntertrw]

"Pear eek"
Was a mouse nibbling your pear?

 

[lochinvar]

He was. The eek was from him.....it was his last eek.

 

[billypm]

@derfargin -- "Perique and Unique are homonyms."
No, they're not. They rhyme. "you", yew", and "ewe" are homonyms.

 

[pitchfork]

It's "pee'-kahn" pie in the hills of Carolina and VA.

 

[tbradsim1]

French , that is Cajun French pronounce Tobbaco Du Ta Ba, we don't put inflection on pear more on paureek, I can say it Folks but it's hard to make you hear the inflection. Sorry I am not a learned man, but French was my first language.

 

[tbradsim1]

I got something you can flip Newbie!

 

[warren]

When I hear Cashew or Perique I respond: "Gesundeit!"

 

[mso489]

I'd call tbrad a learned man, where he found it.

 

[huntertrw]

Hear (pun intended) it is from Merriam-Webster:
Correct pronunciation of Perique

 

[northernneil]

How to Pronounce Perique
Hope this helps