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pecan

[ pi-kahn, -kan, pee-kan ]

noun

  1. a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
  2. a nut of this tree.


pecan

/ pɪˈkæn; ˈpiːkən /

noun

  1. a hickory tree, Carya pecan (or C. illinoensis ), of the southern US, having deeply furrowed bark and edible nuts
  2. the smooth oval nut of this tree, which has a sweet oily kernel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pecan1

1765–75, Americanism; < Mississippi Valley French pacane < Illinois pakani < Proto-Algonquian *貹첹·- nut (derivative of *貹·- crack nuts)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pecan1

C18: from Algonquian paccan; related to Ojibwa 貹â nut with a hard shell, Cree pakan
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