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Old 08-12-09 | 06:11 PM
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pronouncing "Pake"
is it pake, like rhymes with rake or is it pah-kay? I've seen it written with an accent mark over the "e".
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Old 08-12-09 | 06:13 PM
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it's actually Par-Kay...like Sade is actually Shar-Day...it's origin is in sub-Saharan Africa...
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Old 08-12-09 | 06:14 PM
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on the site under the logo it says "pa-kay"
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Old 08-12-09 | 06:19 PM
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PAH! (kay) its the m***********g catilina wine cooler
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Old 08-12-09 | 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by dauphin
it's actually Par-Kay...like Sade is actually Shar-Day...it's origin is in sub-Saharan Africa...
the hell u gettin the R from?
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Old 08-12-09 | 06:25 PM
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hes kidding. man.
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Old 08-12-09 | 08:03 PM
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Old 08-12-09 | 08:13 PM
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Old 08-12-09 | 08:21 PM
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I "pronounce" it (although I've never needed to say it out loud) pah-kay.

Also I always thought Sade (the artist) was shah-day.
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Old 08-12-09 | 08:26 PM
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poo-poo.
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Old 08-12-09 | 08:44 PM
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Old 08-12-09 | 09:14 PM
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It's Japanese, so Pah-kay.
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Old 08-12-09 | 09:46 PM
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It's pronounced "****-anchor"
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Old 08-13-09 | 10:21 AM
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i just say p-ache
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Old 08-13-09 | 01:23 PM
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Its l**** rhyme with rake pake or paek
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Old 08-13-09 | 02:20 PM
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PAY
KEE

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achey
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Old 08-13-09 | 02:26 PM
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Pake, to rhyme with rake. Just to irritate people who own Pah-Kay's
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Old 08-13-09 | 02:36 PM
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since when did americans care about pronouncing anything right?
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Old 08-13-09 | 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by BenReed
PAH! (kay) its the m***********g catilina wine MIXER
Do it right or dont do it at all!
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Old 08-13-09 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ZENiC
since when did americans care about pronouncing anything right?
hey dood go back to college class loser
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Old 08-14-09 | 12:15 AM
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This is the correct pronunciation and meaning (excluding entry 3 of course).

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pake

I live in Hawaii and would feel a little uncomfortable about riding a bike around that had this word pasted on it just as I might feel uncomfortable riding a bike on the mainland that was adorned with a racial slur commonly used over there. I think the bike company meant to stress the idea of frugality which is part of the meaning of this word.

https://www.pakebikes.com/aboutpake.html
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Old 08-14-09 | 06:21 AM
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When you buy one, they whisper the correct pronunciation in your ear.
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Old 08-14-09 | 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by bbattle
When you buy one, they whisper the correct pronunciation in your ear.
This is the best answer so far.
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Old 08-14-09 | 12:58 PM
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Old 08-14-09 | 01:00 PM
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Its Pake like rake
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