pecann.

Brit.

/pɪˈkan/,

/ˈpiːk(ə)n/, U.S.

/pəˈkɑn/,

/pəˈkæn/,

/ˈpiˌkɑn/,

/ˈpiˌkæn/

Forms: 1700s pakan, 1700s–1800s pacane, 1700s–1800s paccan, 1700s–1800s pecon, 1700s– pecan, 1800s pacan, 1800s pecanne, 1800s peccane, 1800s pekan, 1800s– peccan.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pacane.

Etymology: < French (Mississippi Valley) pacane (1712; 1721 in the source translated in quot. 1761 at sense 1) < Illinois pakani (= /pakaːni/); cognates in other Algonquian languages are applied to hickory nuts and walnuts. Compare Spanish pacano (1772; 1779 in a Louisiana context). N.E.D. (1904) gives only the pronunciation (pĭkæ·n) /pɪˈkæn/.

1. A smooth pinkish-brown nut with a sweet, richly flavoured kernel, the fruit of the tree Carya illinoiensis (see sense 2).

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > pecan or hickory

hickory nut1670

hickory1705

pecan1761

pecan nut1762

mockernut1804

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > nut > [noun] > pecan

kiskitomas nut1750

pecan1761

pecan nut1762

scaly-bark1775

1761 tr. P. de Charlevoix Jrnl. Voy. N.-Amer. II. 223 The Pacane is a nut of the size and shape of a large acorn.

1818 G. Flagg Let. 12 Sept. in Trans. Illinois State Hist. Soc. 1910 (1912) 158 I have seen some [hogs] as fat upon Hickorynuts, Acorns, Pecons & Walnuts as ever I did those that were fatted upon Corn.

1822 J. Woods Two Years' Resid. Eng. Prairie 228 Pecan is a sort of walnut, said to be the finest nut in this country.

1876 Forest & Stream 13 July 376/2 Spending a few days at Congo, gathering pecans.

1911 Grocer's Encycl. 410 Among the most popular nuts of general use are..hickory nuts, pecans, pine nuts [etc.].

1952 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 171/1 Roll warm doughnuts in granulated sugar mixed with finely chopped walnuts, almonds, or pecans.

1993 A. Dacyczyn Tightwad Gaz. ii. 25/1 The gift of a few pounds of Georgia pecans inspired me to dig out my granola recipe.

2. The tree producing this nut, a tall-growing species of hickory, Carya illinoiensis (family Juglandaceae), native to the United States southwards and south-westwards from Illinois, and widely cultivated elsewhere; (also) the wood of this tree.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > pecan or hickory > pecan or hickory tree

hickory1670

hickory nut tree1683

pecan1773

mockernut1804

pecan tree1804

1773 P. Kennedy Jrnl. in T. Hutchins Topogr. Descr. Virginia (1778) 52 The timber, Bois Connu, or Paccan, Maple, Ash, Button Wood.

1785 H. Marshall Arbustrum Americanum 69 Juglans pecan. The Pecan or Illinois Hickory. This tree is said to grow plenty in the neighborhood of the Illinois river.

1814 H. M. Brackenridge Views Louisiana i. v. 61 The pecanne..found on the low grounds..is a large tree resembling somewhat the hickory, but has a more delicate leaf.

1844 J. Gregg Commerce of Prairies II. 198 About the streams we find an intermixture of elm, hackberry, paccan (or pecan), ash [etc.].

1948 Home Helper (Oak Park, Illinois) Dec. 8/1 Nowadays, most hardwood floors are of oak, maple, beech, birch or pecan.

1969 S. G. Harrison et al. Oxf. Bk. Food Plants 28/2 The Pecan is a large tree up to 170 feet high, with grey, furrowed bark.

2001 Birmingham (Alabama) News (Nexis) 16 Sept. (Lifestyle section) These flood plain soils nourished the deep-rooted pecans.

Compounds

pecan nut n.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > pecan or hickory

hickory nut1670

hickory1705

pecan1761

pecan nut1762

mockernut1804

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > nut > [noun] > pecan

kiskitomas nut1750

pecan1761

pecan nut1762

scaly-bark1775

1762 E. Jenkins Let. 28 Nov. in H. Bouquet Papers (1942) 171 If Pakan-Nuts are worth sending be kind enough to let me know.

2003 Belfast News Let. (Nexis) 16 Aug. 36 An inspired starter of blue cheese, pears and pecan nuts.

pecan pie n.

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1886 Harper's Bazar 6 Feb. 95/4 Pecan pie... The pecans must be very carefully hulled, and the meat thoroughly freed from any bark or husk [etc.].

1901 T. P. Marshall Lone Star Cook Bk. 49 Texas Pecan Pie. 1 cup sugar, 1 cup sweet milk, 1-2 cup chopped pecans, 3 eggs, 1 tb. flour. Bake and spread meringue on top.

1936 F. M. Farmer Boston Cooking-School Cook Bk. (new ed.) 633 Pecan Pie... 3 eggs... 1 cup light corn syrup... 1 cup finely chopped pecans.

1989 C. R. Wilson & W. Ferris Encycl. Southern Culture 41/1 Pecans have contributed..to the culinary aspects of southern life, from pralines..to..the ubiquitous pecan pie.

pecan tree n.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > pecan or hickory > pecan or hickory tree

hickory1670

hickory nut tree1683

pecan1773

mockernut1804

pecan tree1804

1804 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 6 i. 72 The buck eye (Aesculus flava), the pacan tree (juglans pecan).., the persimmon (diospyros virginiana), and the coffee tree (guilandina dioica)..are all common in this country.

1988 G. Naylor Mama Day 9 It was the year of the big storm that blew her pecan trees down.

pecan wood n.

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1865 C. C. Nott Sketches in Prison Camps vi. 107 Whittling with a soft-bladed penknife, out of flinty pecan wood, an orthodox American axe-helve.

1990 Birder's World Aug. 55/3 He recently carved an Osprey from pecan wood.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pecan
释义	pecann. Brit. /pɪˈkan/, /ˈpiːk(ə)n/, U.S. /pəˈkɑn/, /pəˈkæn/, /ˈpiˌkɑn/, /ˈpiˌkæn/ Forms: 1700s pakan, 1700s–1800s pacane, 1700s–1800s paccan, 1700s–1800s pecon, 1700s– pecan, 1800s pacan, 1800s pecanne, 1800s peccane, 1800s pekan, 1800s– peccan. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pacane. Etymology: < French (Mississippi Valley) pacane (1712; 1721 in the source translated in quot. 1761 at sense 1) < Illinois pakani (= /pakaːni/); cognates in other Algonquian languages are applied to hickory nuts and walnuts. Compare Spanish pacano (1772; 1779 in a Louisiana context). N.E.D. (1904) gives only the pronunciation (pĭkæ·n) /pɪˈkæn/. 1. A smooth pinkish-brown nut with a sweet, richly flavoured kernel, the fruit of the tree Carya illinoiensis (see sense 2). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > pecan or hickory hickory nut1670 hickory1705 pecan1761 pecan nut1762 mockernut1804 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > nut > [noun] > pecan kiskitomas nut1750 pecan1761 pecan nut1762 scaly-bark1775 1761 tr. P. de Charlevoix Jrnl. Voy. N.-Amer. II. 223 The Pacane is a nut of the size and shape of a large acorn. 1818 G. Flagg Let. 12 Sept. in Trans. Illinois State Hist. Soc. 1910 (1912) 158 I have seen some [hogs] as fat upon Hickorynuts, Acorns, Pecons & Walnuts as ever I did those that were fatted upon Corn. 1822 J. Woods Two Years' Resid. Eng. Prairie 228 Pecan is a sort of walnut, said to be the finest nut in this country. 1876 Forest & Stream 13 July 376/2 Spending a few days at Congo, gathering pecans. 1911 Grocer's Encycl. 410 Among the most popular nuts of general use are..hickory nuts, pecans, pine nuts [etc.]. 1952 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 171/1 Roll warm doughnuts in granulated sugar mixed with finely chopped walnuts, almonds, or pecans. 1993 A. Dacyczyn Tightwad Gaz. ii. 25/1 The gift of a few pounds of Georgia pecans inspired me to dig out my granola recipe. 2. The tree producing this nut, a tall-growing species of hickory, Carya illinoiensis (family Juglandaceae), native to the United States southwards and south-westwards from Illinois, and widely cultivated elsewhere; (also) the wood of this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > pecan or hickory > pecan or hickory tree hickory1670 hickory nut tree1683 pecan1773 mockernut1804 pecan tree1804 1773 P. Kennedy Jrnl. in T. Hutchins Topogr. Descr. Virginia (1778) 52 The timber, Bois Connu, or Paccan, Maple, Ash, Button Wood. 1785 H. Marshall Arbustrum Americanum 69 Juglans pecan. The Pecan or Illinois Hickory. This tree is said to grow plenty in the neighborhood of the Illinois river. 1814 H. M. Brackenridge Views Louisiana i. v. 61 The pecanne..found on the low grounds..is a large tree resembling somewhat the hickory, but has a more delicate leaf. 1844 J. Gregg Commerce of Prairies II. 198 About the streams we find an intermixture of elm, hackberry, paccan (or pecan), ash [etc.]. 1948 Home Helper (Oak Park, Illinois) Dec. 8/1 Nowadays, most hardwood floors are of oak, maple, beech, birch or pecan. 1969 S. G. Harrison et al. Oxf. Bk. Food Plants 28/2 The Pecan is a large tree up to 170 feet high, with grey, furrowed bark. 2001 Birmingham (Alabama) News (Nexis) 16 Sept. (Lifestyle section) These flood plain soils nourished the deep-rooted pecans. Compounds pecan nut n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > pecan or hickory hickory nut1670 hickory1705 pecan1761 pecan nut1762 mockernut1804 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > nut > [noun] > pecan kiskitomas nut1750 pecan1761 pecan nut1762 scaly-bark1775 1762 E. Jenkins Let. 28 Nov. in H. Bouquet Papers (1942) 171 If Pakan-Nuts are worth sending be kind enough to let me know. 2003 Belfast News Let. (Nexis) 16 Aug. 36 An inspired starter of blue cheese, pears and pecan nuts. pecan pie n. ΚΠ 1886 Harper's Bazar 6 Feb. 95/4 Pecan pie... The pecans must be very carefully hulled, and the meat thoroughly freed from any bark or husk [etc.]. 1901 T. P. Marshall Lone Star Cook Bk. 49 Texas Pecan Pie. 1 cup sugar, 1 cup sweet milk, 1-2 cup chopped pecans, 3 eggs, 1 tb. flour. Bake and spread meringue on top. 1936 F. M. Farmer Boston Cooking-School Cook Bk. (new ed.) 633 Pecan Pie... 3 eggs... 1 cup light corn syrup... 1 cup finely chopped pecans. 1989 C. R. Wilson & W. Ferris Encycl. Southern Culture 41/1 Pecans have contributed..to the culinary aspects of southern life, from pralines..to..the ubiquitous pecan pie. pecan tree n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > pecan or hickory > pecan or hickory tree hickory1670 hickory nut tree1683 pecan1773 mockernut1804 pecan tree1804 1804 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 6 i. 72 The buck eye (Aesculus flava), the pacan tree (juglans pecan).., the persimmon (diospyros virginiana), and the coffee tree (guilandina dioica)..are all common in this country. 1988 G. Naylor Mama Day 9 It was the year of the big storm that blew her pecan trees down. pecan wood n. ΚΠ 1865 C. C. Nott Sketches in Prison Camps vi. 107 Whittling with a soft-bladed penknife, out of flinty pecan wood, an orthodox American axe-helve. 1990 Birder's World Aug. 55/3 He recently carved an Osprey from pecan wood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1761
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