TUCKAHOE


Meaning of TUCKAHOE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtə-kə-ˌhō ]

noun

Etymology: Virginia Algonquian tockawhoughe

Date: 1612

1. : either of two arums ( Peltandra virginica and Orontium aquaticum ) of the United States with rootstocks used as food by American Indians

2. : the large edible sclerotium of a subterranean fungus ( Poria cocos )

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