pecan
Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French pacane, from Miami pakani. Compare Cree pakan (“‘hard nut’”), Ojibwa bagaan, Abenaki pagann.
[edit] Noun
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pecan (plural pecans)
- A deciduous tree Carya illinoinensis of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts
- The smooth, thin-shelled oval nut of this tree
[edit] Translations
a deciduous tree Carya illinoinensis
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the nut of this tree
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[edit] Spanish
[edit] Verb
pecan (infinitive: pecar)
- Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of pecar.
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of pecar.
Categories: French derivations | Miami derivations | English nouns | Algonquian derivations | Nuts | Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar | Spanish verb indicative forms | Spanish verb plural forms | Spanish verb second-person forms | Spanish verb formal forms | Spanish verb present forms | Spanish verb third-person forms
