How are you supposed to pronounce "Plaquemines?"

[raccoon]

I thought it was "plack - mines" but I don't think that is right.

[HereSince1628]

1. howjsay suggests pla-ka-mines but what is a plaquemine?

The web dictionary suggests it's the fruit of a persimmon. Apparently the parish is named after the native persimmon.

[datasuspect]

2. in french?

[rbrnmw]

3. plack a mines

is the way I've heard it pronounced

[bluedigger]

4. Plak-a-min.

Emphasis on the first syllable. More or less. One thing I learned working down there is that my high school and college French (pronunciation) was useless. Sometimes it helped, sometimes not.

[Honeycombe8]

5. Plack'-i-mens. (short i) nt