macock

发音

UK /ˈmeɪkɒk/

词形变化

macocks 复数 macocks

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A particular plant formerly grown by Native Americans of Virginia and Maryland, thought to be a variety of squash.

    历史

    In May amongst their corne they plant Pumpeons, and a fruit like unto a muske millen, but lesse and worse, which they call Macocks.

词源

Borrowed from Carolina Algonquian macócqwer (plural) or Powhatan mahcawq (“small pumpkin”), or from a combination of the two.

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