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.
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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)
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succise, succor, succorance, succorrhea, succory, succotash, succoth, succour, succuba, succubous, succubus
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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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