succotash

[ suhk-uh-tash ]

noun

1. a cooked dish of kernels of corn mixed with shell beans, especially lima beans, and, often, with green and sweet red peppers.

succotash

/ ˈsʌkəˌtæʃ /

noun

1. a mixture of cooked sweet corn kernels and lima beans, served as a vegetable

Word History and Origins

Origin of succotash¹

First recorded in 1745–55, Americanism; from Narragansett ( English spelling) msíckquatash “boiled whole kernels of corn,” cognate with Eastern Abenaki ( French spelling) mesikoutar; further origin uncertain, perhaps equivalent to Proto-Algonquian mesi⋅nkwete⋅wali (unattested), from mes- “whole”+ -i·nkw- “eye” (hence, “kernel”) + -ete·- “be cooked” + -w- + -ali plural suffix (all morphemes unattested)

Word History and Origins

Origin of succotash¹

C18: from Narraganset msiquatash, literally: broken pieces

Example Sentences

Succotash, suk′o-tash, n. a dish consisting of a stew of green Indian corn and beans.

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The succotash mixture may be fed alone or in conjunction with other meal added to make the food still more in balance.

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There were succotash and baked codfish, a good brown loaf, and pies made of blueberries gathered and dried the summer before.

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The stew of succotash and corned beef, which Frank had called the Canoeists Delight, was now ready.

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The cultivation of maize and plants gave the people unleavened bread, the Indian succotash and hominy.

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