SUCCOTASH

succotash

(noun) fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

succotash (usually uncountable, plural succotashes)

(US) A stew made from kernels of corn, lima beans, tomatoes and sometimes peppers.

Source: Wiktionary


Suc"co*tash, n. Etym: [Narragansett Indian m'sickquatash corn boiled whole.]

Definition: Green maize and beans boiled together. The dish is borrowed from the native Indians. [Written also suckatash.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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