pacci??

[Ariadna]

I have asked about this word in the English-spanish forum but I don't seem to get an answer; maybe it is an italian word. The context was this:

-Hi, nice to see you again! How is X and your brother? I missed you these two months without news...

-They are ok. Are you like my pacci or something?




¿Could anybody help me? Thanks a lot.

 

[Silvia]

That word is not Italian. Since it's an English expression, I'm moving this thread to the English Only Forum, hopefully someone will be able to help you there

 

[lsp]

Are these quotes made by a Brit or an American?

 

[Ariadna]

Thanks Sylviap for moving the post here; I had never thought of asking about it in this forum..

And to answer Isp, that word was said by an American boy, from Michigan. No idea what it means!

 

[the tree]

I really don't know, this is bit of a long shot but might he have in fact been saying posse?

Posse: nounYour crew, gang, set, team or group of friends.

 

[Focalist]

I really don't know, this is bit of a long shot but might he have in fact been saying posse?

Posse: nounYour crew, gang, set, team or group of friends.

I think you may have cracked it, tt! Especially given Ariadna's information that the boy in question came from Michigan, where they're famous for turning short o into ah, hence "posse" becomes "pahssee".

Some more Michiganisms:

Cahngriss (Congress)
haahkee (hockey)
maahm (mom)
Pahneeack (Pontiac)
pahp (pop -- the soda drink; your father is your dayahd)​

F

 

[cuchuflete]

I think you may have cracked it, tt! Especially given Ariadna's information that the boy in question came from Michigan, where they're famous for turning short o into ah, hence "posse" becomes "pahssee".

Some more Michiganisms:

Cahngriss (Congress)
haahkee (hockey)
maahm (mom)
Pahneeack (Pontiac)
pahp (pop -- the soda drink; your father is your dayahd)​

F

Thanks F-

You've just debunked the widespread belief that Michiganders are only famous for the crowning of the Cherry Queen in Traverse City, and the astounding number of murders in the Detroit area.

C-

 

[Ariadna]

I think you may have cracked it, tt! Especially given Ariadna's information that the boy in question came from Michigan, where they're famous for turning short o into ah, hence "posse" becomes "pahssee".



F

Entonces podría ser eso, ¿no? Quiero decir, si "posse" lo pronuncia "pahssee" puede que lo haya intentado escribir tal como suena, /patxi/ o /patzi/ o /pa:zi/---->pacci

No sé, ¿podría ser?

 

[Focalist]

Entonces podría ser eso, ¿no? Quiero decir, si "posse" lo pronuncia "pahssee" puede que lo haya intentado escribir tal como suena, /patxi/ o /patzi/ o /pa:zi/---->pacci

No sé, ¿podría ser?

Sí, totalmente. ¡Lo mismo quise sugerir yo!

F

 

[Ariadna]

Ah, all right then; your post seemed contradictory to me since i had misunderstood the word "crack" and thought you were telling TT that he had put his foot into it or something like that ; but now that I know it means "to discover the mystery" it all makes sense. Thanks!

(Sorry for my previous post in Spanish in this forum. I didn't realize...)