pocosin

or po·co·son, po·co·sen

[ puh-koh-suhn, poh-kuh-suhn ]

noun

, Southeastern U.S.

1. a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pocosin¹

An Americanism dating back to 1625–35; probably < an unattested form in a southern Eastern Algonquian language