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tuckahoe
[ tuhk-uh-hoh ]
/ ˈtʌk əˌhoʊ /
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noun
Also called Indian bread. the edible, underground sclerotium of the fungus Poria cocos, found on the roots of trees in the southern United States.
(usually initial capital letter) a Virginian, especially one inhabiting the lowland east of the Blue Ridge.
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Origin of tuckahoe
First recorded in 1605–15, Americanism; earlier applied to various roots and underground fungi, from Virginia Algonquian (English spelling) tockwhogh, tockawhoughe, taccaho “arrow arum root” (used for bread), derivative of Proto-Algonquian takwah- “to pound (it) fine, reduce (it) to flour” (unattested); compare Shawnee takhwa “bread”
Words nearby tuckahoe
TUC, Tucana, Tuchman, tuchun, tuck, tuckahoe, tuck away, tuckaway table, tucker, tucker-bag, tucker-box
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