English Explanatory Dictionary

quahog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.
  2. The largest size of such an edible clam, generally considered only fit for use in chowders and other clam dishes.
  3. A similar edible clam, of species Arctica islandica, found along coasts around the North Atlantic, generally in deeper waters.
verb
  1. To dig for quahogs.

Pronunciation

/ˈkəʊ.hɒɡ/ /ˈkwɔ.hɔɡ/ en-us-quahog.ogg

Word forms

quahog quahogs quahaug quohog cohog quahogging quahogged

Etymology

Most often thought to be from Narragansett poquaûhock (“hard clam”), or perhaps from pohkeni (“dark”) + hogki (“shell”). Alternatively from Mohegan-Pequot p'quaghhaug (“hard clam”) or another Algonquian language.

Synonyms

hard clam round clam Mercenaria mercenaria chowder clam ocean quahog black quahog mahogany clam Icelandic cyprine

Derived words

mahogany quahog quahogger

Translations

Finnish: kampavenussimpukka
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