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.

Nearby words

succor, succorance, succorrhea, succory, succos, succotash, succoth, succour, succuba, succubous, succubus

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)

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Examples from the Web for succotash

“That 'll go nice for succotash,” said Sylvia, taking another stitch.
The Shoulders of Atlas|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
The cultivation of maize and plants gave the people unleavened bread, the Indian succotash and hominy.
Ancient Society|Lewis Henry Morgan
Succotash, suk′o-tash, n. a dish consisting of a stew of green Indian corn and beans.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
"The braves have their green corn and succotash dance here every year," explained Adrian.
The White Crystals|Howard R. Garis

Our word "succotash" we now apply to corn cooked with beans.
Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

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

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