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What was very interesting to me about Clementine Hunter's work is that she couldn't read or write, and she has recorded history of the plantation life and the southern part of the U.S. - the cotton harvests, pecan picking, washing clothes, funerals, marriages - in pictures.
Robert Wilson

Meaning of "pecan" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PECAN

From Algonquian paccan; related to Ojibwa pagân nut with a hard shell, Cree pakan.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PECAN

pecan  [pɪˈkæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PECAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pecan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PECAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pecan

Pecan

The pecan is a species of hickory, native to south-central North America, in Mexico from Coahuila south to Jalisco and Veracruz, in the United States in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. "Pecan" is from an Algonquian word, meaning a nut requiring a stone to crack.

Definition of pecan in the English dictionary

The definition of pecan in the dictionary is a hickory tree, Carya pecan, of the southern US, having deeply furrowed bark and edible nuts. Other definition of pecan is the smooth oval nut of this tree, which has a sweet oily kernel.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PECAN


astrakhan
ˌæstrəˈkæn
billycan
ˈbɪlɪˌkæn
can
kæn
cancan
ˈkænˌkæn
cann
kæn
Cannes
kæn
glucan
ˈɡluːˌkæn
glycan
ˈɡlaɪkæn
ICANN
ˈaɪkæn
jerrican
ˈdʒɛrɪˌkæn
oilcan
ˈɔɪlˌkæn
peptidoglycan
ˌpɛptɪdəʊˈɡlaɪkæn
photoscan
ˈfəʊtəʊˌskæn
proteoglycan
ˌprəʊtɪəʊˈɡlaɪkæn
scan
skæn
Spokane
spəʊˈkæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PECAN

pec
pecan pie
peccability
peccable
peccadillo
peccancies
peccancy
peccant
peccantly
peccaries
peccary
peccavi
pech
Pechenga
Pechora
Pechora Sea
peck
peck order
pecke
pecker

WORDS THAT END LIKE PECAN

African
African-American
all-American
American
Dominican
Duncan
Jamaican
Latin American
Mexican
Mixtecan
Moroccan
Native American
North American
pelican
republican
South African
South American
Uto-Aztecan
Vatican
Zapotecan

Synonyms and antonyms of pecan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pecan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PECAN

Find out the translation of pecan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pecan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pecan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

山核桃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pecan
570 millions of speakers

English

pecan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेकन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

البقان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пекан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pecan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিক্যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

noix de pécan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pecan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pecannuss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピーカン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피칸
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pecah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hồ đào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெக்கான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेकॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pekan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pecan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

orzech
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пекан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pecan
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

πεκάν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pecan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pekannöt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pecan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pecan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PECAN»

The term «pecan» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.020 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PECAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pecan

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4 QUOTES WITH «PECAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pecan.
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Faith Hill
I think I'm a lot like other moms out there who feel like if we don't have the pecan pie we have every year, then it just won't be Christmas.
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Rupert Holmes
Having in my life been bitten by the jaws of both victory and defeat, I must rush to add that success is to failure as butter pecan ice cream is to death.
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Emeril Lagasse
When I want to kick it up, I like to add hardwood chips or chunks to the grill; it adds bold smoky flavors. The most common woods are hickory and mesquite, but you can find alder, apple, cherry and, my personal favorite, pecan.
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Robert Wilson
What was very interesting to me about Clementine Hunter's work is that she couldn't read or write, and she has recorded history of the plantation life and the southern part of the U.S. - the cotton harvests, pecan picking, washing clothes, funerals, marriages - in pictures.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PECAN»

Discover the use of pecan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pecan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Pecan Man
When the police chief's son is found stabbed to death near his camp, the man Ora knows as Eddie is arrested and charged with murder. Twenty-five years later, Ora sets out to tell the truth about the Pecan Man"--Page 4 of cover.
Cassie Dandridge Selleck, 2012
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Pecan Technology
Pecans are among the nuts highest in oil content. In general, the varieties of nuts with the highest oil content are also rich in flavor and tender in texture. Some varieties of pecans (i. e.
C.R. Santerre, 1994
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The Pecan Orchard: Journey of a Sharecropper's Daughter
Recounts the struggle, survival, and ultimate success of a large black family in southern Alabama who, in the middle of the twentieth century, lifted themselves out of poverty to achieve the American dream of property ownership.
Peggy Vonsherie Allen, 2009
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Pecan cultivars: the orchard's foundation
"--Dr. W.D. Goff, PECAN SOUTH, 1993. "The book is an encyclopedic volume fusing material from the literature & the author's personal observations on seventy different cultivars.
Darrell Sparks, 1992
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The pecan tree
This inviting book explores the natural history, cultivation, and uses of the pecan tree for a general readership.
Jane Manaster, 1994
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The Pecan Pie Affair
It's Thanksgiving Day and Josh Katzen finds himself just off the coast of Turkey aboard the Diogenes, the converted minesweeper used as a dive platform for underwater archaeology.
T. Lee Harris, 2012
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Texas Bug Book: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
PECAN GALL WORM COMMON NAME: Pecan Gall Worm SCIENTIFIC NAME: Order Coleoptera, family Curculionidae, Anthonomus spp. SIZE: Adult — Vs", larva — Vu" BIOLOGY AND LIFE CYCLE: Complete metamorphosis. Adults fly at  ...
Howard Garrett, C. Malcolm Beck, 2005
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Important Pecan Insects and Their Control
a summer cover crop in bearing pecan orchards as a promising control measure for kernel-spot. No directions need be given here for the culture of the velvet bean, as this legume is already widely planted in the South as a soil builder and  ...
John Boyd Gill, 1924
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Important Biological and Morphological Characteristics of ...
IMPORTANT BIOLOGICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FOLIAR-FEEDING APHIDS OF PECAN By W. L. Tedders1 ABSTRACT The foliar-feeding aphids of pecan, Carya illinoensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch, were studied ...
W. L. Tedders, 1978
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Identification of Pecan Weevils Through Image Processing
The pecan weevil is the most important pest of pecans in the areas where it occurs (Harris, 1979). Nut damage is caused by adult and larva feeding, and egg laying. Starting from July through September, the adults begin emerging from the soil ...
Saleh M. Ashaghathra, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PECAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pecan is used in the context of the following news items.
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RECIPE: Peach Cobbler With Cinnamon Pecan Streusel
Stir together brown sugar, melted butter and salt in mixing bowl. Add flour and pecans until well combined. Set aside for 30 minutes or until ... «WFMY News 2, Jul 15»
2
Pecan Plantation parade draws 114 entries
The July 4th parade in Pecan Plantation drew 114 entries, which included 56 golf carts and 19 bicycles. Taking first place in the golf cart ... «Hood County News, Jul 15»
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Relief for drivers: Paving of Pecan Street could begin in August, city …
Paving of Pecan Street, one of south Del Rio most-traveled roadways, could begin by mid-August, City Public Works Director Alejandro Garcia ... «Del Rio News Herald, Jul 15»
4
Swedish pecan and cinnamon buns
With a long edge facing you, gently press half the pecan mixture into one rectangle, leaving a 3cm gap along the top edge. Working from the edge closest to you, ... «Taste.com.au, Jul 15»
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Pecan Brownie Buns With Espresso Glaze Recipe From 'The Sugar …
Here, Sarah Coates of The Sugar Hit treads into new dessert territory with pecan brownie buns. An espresso glaze amps things up another ... «Yahoo Food, Jul 15»
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Try The Pecan Meringue Treasures At Romelia's
Instead, the spotlight is on their signature "Treasures," pecan meringues with assorted fresh fruit like berries and mango atop cream cheese ... «San Antonio Current, Jul 15»
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Pecan farmers push industry surcharge
LAS CRUCES >> Some Doña Ana County pecan farmers hope a federal process that kicked off this week in Las Cruces could lead to ... «Las Cruces Sun-News, Jul 15»
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Caramel pecan sticky buns
1. To make the bread, heat the milk to lukewarm (about 37°C), stir in the butter and set aside. Put 1 cup of the flour, the yeast and sugar in a ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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Organic pecan harvest underway at Roux Pecans
The organic pecan harvest is currently underway at Roux Pecans in South Africa. The harvest started later than average, says Bob Roux, "We ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
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PECAN...What's this all about?
So, the PECAN scientist burned the midnight oil from June 1st through July 15th studying the characteristics of these night-time wonders using ... «KTBS, Jul 15»

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