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- [pi-kahn, -kan, pee-kan]
- /pɪˈkɑn, -ˈkæn, ˈpi kæn/
- /piːˈkæn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pi-kahn, -kan, pee-kan]
- /pɪˈkɑn, -ˈkæn, ˈpi kæn/
Definitions of pecan word
- noun pecan a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas. 1
- noun pecan a nut of this tree. 1
- noun pecan type of nut 1
- abbreviation PECAN pecan-flavoured 1
- noun pecan pecan tree 1
- countable noun pecan Pecans or pecan nuts are nuts with a thin, smooth shell that grow on trees in the southern United States and central America and that you can eat. 0
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Origin of pecan
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
1765-75, Americanism; < Mississippi Valley French pacane < Illinois pakani < Proto-Algonquian *paka·n- nut (derivative of *pake·- crack nuts)
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Parts of speech for Pecan
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pecan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pecan usage trend in Literature
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