transcription, транскрипция: [ pi-ˈkän, -ˈkan; ˈpē-ˌkan ]
noun
Etymology: American French pacane, from Illinois pakani
Date: 1772
1. : a large hickory ( Carya illinoinensis syn. C. illinoensis ) that has roughish bark and hard but brittle wood and is widely grown in the warmer parts of the United States and in Mexico for its edible nut
2. : the wood of the pecan tree
3. : the smooth oblong thin-shelled nut of the pecan tree