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- US Pronunciation
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- [lit-l-nek]
- /ˈlɪt lˌnɛk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lit-l-nek]
- /ˈlɪt lˌnɛk/
Definitions of littleneck word
- noun littleneck the quahog clam, Venus mercenaria, when young and small. 1
- noun littleneck A young quahog, or hard clam. 1
- noun littleneck a type of clam Mercenaria mercenaria, eaten when it is small 0
- noun littleneck the young of the quahog, a round, thick-shelled clam, usually eaten raw 0
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Origin of littleneck
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55, Americanism; named after Little Neck Bay, N.Y., where it was once plentiful
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littleneck popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
littleneck usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for littleneck
noun littleneck
- mollusk — any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body, including the chitons, snails, bivalves, squids, and octopuses.
- quahog — an edible clam, Venus (Mercenaria) mercenaria, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast, having a relatively thick shell.
- cherrystone — a small or not fully-grown edible clam of the genus Mercenaria, found in the waters off the Atlantic coast of North America
Top questions with littleneck
- how to cook littleneck clams?
- how to prepare littleneck clams?
- how many littleneck clams in a pound?
- how long to steam littleneck clams?
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