pecan
noun/ˈpiːkən/, /pɪˈkæn/
/pɪˈkɑːn/
- the nut of the American pecan tree with a smooth pink-brown shellTopics Foodc2Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French pacane, from Illinois (an American Indian language).
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