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Definition of pecan noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pecan

noun

/ˈpiːkən/,

/pɪˈkæn/

/pɪˈkɑːn/

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the nut of the American pecan tree with a smooth pink-brown shellTopics Foodc2
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French pacane, from Illinois (an American Indian language).

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