succotash
[ suhk-uh-tash ]
/ ˈsʌk əˌtæʃ /
noun
a cooked dish of kernels of corn mixed with shell beans, especially lima beans, and, often, with green and sweet red peppers.
Origin of succotash
1745–55,
Americanism; < Narragansett (E spelling)
msíckquatash boiled whole kernels of corn (cognate with Eastern Abenaki (French spelling)
mesikoutar, equivalent to Proto-Algonquian
*mes- whole +
*-i·nkw- eye (hence, kernel) +
*-ete·- be cooked (+
-w-) +
*-ali plural suffix)
Words nearby succotash
succise,
succor,
succorance,
succorrhea,
succory,
succotash,
succoth,
succour,
succuba,
succubous,
succubus
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British Dictionary definitions for succotash
succotash
/ (ˈsʌkəˌtæʃ) /
noun
US and Canadian
a mixture of cooked sweet corn kernels and lima beans, served as a vegetable
Word Origin for succotash
C18: from Narraganset
msiquatash, literally: broken pieces