English Explanatory Dictionary

pecan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.
  2. A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.
  3. A half of the edible portion of the inside of this nut.

Pronunciation

/piːˈkɑːn/ /pɪˈkɑːn/ En-us-pecan.oga /ˈpiːkæn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-pecan.wav /ˈpiːkɑːn/ /ˈpɪkæn/ /pəˈkɔːn/ /pɪˈkɔːn/ /pəˈkɑːn/ en-au-pecan.ogg /piːˈkæn/ /pɪˈkæn/ /ˈpiːkən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pecan.wav /pəˈkɒn/

Word forms

pecan pecans paccan peccan

Etymology

Borrowed from French pacane and at first spelt paccan. The French word derives from an Algonquian word, perhaps Miami (Illinois) pakani. Compare Cree pakan (“hard nut”), Ojibwe bagaan, Abenaki pagann, bagôn, pagôn (“nut; walnut, hazelnut”).

Derived words

hican pecan pie pecan sandy pecan tree pecan truffle pecan weevil

Translations

Alabama: ochahobaski Arabic: بَقَّان Arabic: بِيكَان Catalan: pacana Cherokee: ᏐᎯ ᎠᏂᏅᎯᏓ Chinese Mandarin: 美國山核桃 /美国山核桃 Chinese Mandarin: 碧根果 Danish: pekannød Dutch: pecannoot Esperanto: pekano Finnish: pekaanipähkinä French: noix de pécan French: pacane German: Pekannuss Greek: πεκάν Icelandic: pekanhneta Irish: cnó peacáin Japanese: ピーカンナッツ Japanese: ペカンナッツ Korean: 피칸 Norwegian: pecannøtt Polish: pekan Portuguese: pecã Russian: пека́н Serbo-Croatian: пекан Serbo-Croatian: pekan Slovene: pekan Slovene: pekanov oreh Spanish: nuez pecana Spanish: pecana Spanish: pacana Spanish: pecán Spanish: nuez de la isla Spanish: nuez encarcelada Swahili: pekani Swedish: pekannöt Turkish: pekan cevizi Ukrainian: горі́х-пека́н Unami: kansèm Welsh: pecan
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