PECAN


Meaning of PECAN in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.