transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhi-k(ə-)rē ]
noun
( plural -ries )
Etymology: short for obsolete pokahickory, from Virginia Algonquian pawcohiccora food prepared from pounded nuts
Date: 1670
1.
a. : any of a genus ( Carya ) of North American hardwood trees of the walnut family that often have sweet edible nuts
b. : the usually tough wood of a hickory
2. : a switch or cane (as of hickory wood) used especially for punishing a child
• hickory adjective