释义
[ pi-kahn , -kan , pee -kan ] SHOW IPA
/ pɪˈkɑn, -ˈkæn, ˈpi kæn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
a nut of this tree.
Origin of pecan 1765–75, Americanism ;<Mississippi Valley French pacane <Illinois pakani < Proto-Algonquian *paka·n- nut (derivative of *pake·- crack nuts)
Words nearby pecan pebbling, pebbly, pebi-, pebrine, pec, pecan , pecan patty, peccable, peccadillo, peccant, peccary
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for pecan The rest of Perry, with its population of around 15,000, is ringed by churches, pecan groves, and cotton fields.
Nunn-Perdue: The Devil Went Down to Perry, Georgia | Patricia Murphy| October 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
INSIDER TIP: Bring a collapsible sports chair and (try to) leave room for pecan pie and bread pudding.
Foodie Heaven in Houston | Michele Meyer| July 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Outside, oak and hickory and pecan trees dotted the rolling grassland.
The Death of a Rodeo Cowboy | Peter Richmond| May 11, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Girls weighed 90 pounds and barfed after eating a whole half-gallon of butter pecan ice cream.
P.J. O’Rourke on Grabbing the Keys to Happiness | P. J. O’Rourke| January 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He moves past the thick-trunked oak and pecan trees, headed for the city bus stop two blocks away.
The Man Oswald First Tried to Kill Before JFK | Bill Minutaglio, Steven L. Davis| October 3, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Sometimes Betsey put a half cup of walnut meats or pecan meats through the meat chopper and molded them into the cream.
A Little Candy Book for a Little Girl | Amy L. Waterman
Two years ago an old fellow came up from the middle of the island to see if our pecan trees were the same kind as his.
Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting | Various
In such regions, early varieties should be planted, for early ripening of fruit and wood usually go together in the pecan .
The Pecan and its Culture | H. Harold Hume
Southern people insist upon this, as the pecan is the pride of the Southern states.
Trees Every Child Should Know | Julia Ellen Rogers
We find that hickories grafted on pecan stocks do well, putting on two and one-half to three feet of new growth in a year.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting | Northern Nut Growers Association
SEE MORE EXAMPLES SEE FEWER EXAMPLES
British Dictionary definitions for pecan noun a hickory tree, Carya pecan (or C. illinoensis ), of the southern US, having deeply furrowed bark and edible nuts
the smooth oval nut of this tree, which has a sweet oily kernel
Word Origin for pecan C18: from Algonquian paccan; related to Ojibwa pagân nut with a hard shell, Cree pakan
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012