suppawn

[ suh-pawn ]
/ səˈpɔn /

noun Hudson Valley.

cornmeal mush.

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Origin of suppawn

1785–95, Americanism;<New York Dutch suppaen, sapaen<Munsee Delaware nsá·pa·n;see samp

Words nearby suppawn

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