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- [kwaw-hawg, -hog, kwoh-, koh-, kwuh-hawg, -hog]
- /ˈkwɔ hɔg, -hɒg, kwoʊ-, ˈkoʊ-, kwəˈhɔg, -ˈhɒg/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kwaw-hawg, -hog, kwoh-, koh-, kwuh-hawg, -hog]
- /ˈkwɔ hɔg, -hɒg, kwoʊ-, ˈkoʊ-, kwəˈhɔg, -ˈhɒg/
Definitions of quahog word
- noun quahog an edible clam, Venus (Mercenaria) mercenaria, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast, having a relatively thick shell. 1
- noun quahog A large, rounded edible clam of the Atlantic coast of North America. 1
- noun quahog an edible clam, Venus (or Mercenaria) mercenaria, native to the Atlantic coast of North America, having a large heavy rounded shell 0
- noun quahog an edible clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) of the E coast of North America, having a large, thick, hard shell 0
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Origin of quahog
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
1745-55, Americanism; < Narragansett (E spelling) poquaûhock
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Parts of speech for Quahog
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quahog popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quahog
noun quahog
- 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.
- cherrystone — a small or not fully-grown edible clam of the genus Mercenaria, found in the waters off the Atlantic coast of North America
- littleneck — the quahog clam, Venus mercenaria, when young and small.
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