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macock

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈmeɪkɒk/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

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