[Dixielandjazz] Jazz In New Orleans

[David Richoux]

Jack,

The locals say it sort of like PICKY-YOON (rhymes with Moon)
http://www.forvo.com/word/picayune/  is close.
the word means: Small or nit-picky (It was a Spanish coin worth more  
than a nickel and less than a dime-- 6 1/4 cents to be precise)

(a pretty good glossary of N'awlins Speak:
http://www.experienceneworleans.com/glossary.html )

Dave RIchoux (pronounced Ree-Shoe, according to my grandmother ;-)


On Jun 6, 2009, at 11:48 PM, Jack Mitchell wrote:

> . And I still don't know how to pronounce PICAYUNE. I'm not even  
> sure that I've spelled it correctly!
>
> Best wishes
> Jack Mitchell
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