Succotash
//ˈsʌkəˌtæʃ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A stew made from kernels of corn, lima beans, tomatoes and sometimes peppers. US, uncountable, usually
"Some of their modes of cookery have been adopted, and are retained. [...] [T]heir nokehike, which is corn parched and pounded, their ſuckataſh, which is a mixture of corn and beans boiled, are much uſed, and very palatable."
- 2 fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream wordnet
Example
More examples"Some of their modes of cookery have been adopted, and are retained. [...] [T]heir nokehike, which is corn parched and pounded, their ſuckataſh, which is a mixture of corn and beans boiled, are much uſed, and very palatable."
Etymology
Borrowed from Narragansett msíckquatash (“boiled corn kernels”).
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