succotash

American  

[suhk-uh-tash] / ˈsʌk əˌtæʃ /

noun

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

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succotash British  

/ ˈsʌkəˌtæʃ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of succotash

First recorded in 1745–55, 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)

Example Sentences

In the case of gumbo or succotash, it is a good thing.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2025

And in the book “Our Auntie Rosa,” her family shared recipes their aunt prepared for them, including cornbread silver dollar griddle cakes, succotash, chicken and dumplings, fruit compote, and lemonade.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2022

Tomato-peach salad with burrata, summer succotash, whole roasted branzino for two, and whole fried chicken with fixings highlight his menu.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2020

The chop came with succotash, never the life of the party, but this one, composed largely of chopped green beans and onions, was especially unimaginative, given what’s available in late summer.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2018

They’d even written fake ransom notes asking for millions of dollars and then, just to be silly, millions of dollars’ worth of succotash.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix