QUAHOG


Meaning of QUAHOG in English

n.

Variant: also qua · haug

Pronunciation: ' k ō - ˌ ho ̇ g, ' kwo ̇ -, ' kw ō -, - ˌ häg

Function: noun

Etymology: modification of Narragansett poquaûhock

Date: 1753

: a thick-shelled edible clam ( Mercenaria mercenaria ) of the U.S.

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