Petrel—pĕt´rel, not pē´trel. A bird. Worcester allows the latter also.
Phaeton—phā´et-on, not phā'te-on. A vehicle.
Pharmaceutist—fär-ma-sū´tĭst, not fär-mā-kū´tist nor fär-mā´kū-tist.
Pharmacopœia—fär-ma-co-pē´ya, not fär-mā-cō´pi-a.
Piano—pi-ä´no, not pī-ăn´o. Worcester allows pĭ-ăn´o.
Piano-forte—pĭ-ä´no-fōr´tā, not pī-ăn´o-fōrt. Worcester sanctions pĭ-ä´no-fōr´te, pĭ-ăn´o-fôr-te, and remarks in parenthesis, often pe-ăn´o-fōrt; but the last pronunciation is evidently not preferred.
Pilaster—pĭ-lăs´ter, not pĭl´as-ter. A square pillar set into a wall and projecting slightly.
Piquant—pĭk´ant, not pĭk´wănt nor pēk´wănt. Piquantly (pĭk´ant-ly), etc.
Placard—pla-kärd´, not plăk´ard.
Placid—plăs´id, not plā´sid. Placidly and placidness have also the short a.