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"Pies" means "dog" in Polish an Ukrainian (пес).

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So, "Gnu is Not Unix, Dawg"?

“Pies” is Spanish for feet, which was my second reading after seeing the pronunciation. The first was in reference to round baked deserts.

Is that pronounced “peace” or “piss”?

More like pi+[y]es, but single syllable and no y.

As an American, I hear “pyes” - a single syllable “yes”, with a preceding “p.”

When do you use that vs собака (sobaka)?

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So, "Gnu is Not Unix, Dawg"?

“Pies” is Spanish for feet, which was my second reading after seeing the pronunciation. The first was in reference to round baked deserts.

Is that pronounced “peace” or “piss”?

More like pi+[y]es, but single syllable and no y.

As an American, I hear “pyes” - a single syllable “yes”, with a preceding “p.”

When do you use that vs собака (sobaka)?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse