succotash

suc·co·tash

S0859800 (sŭk′ə-tăsh′)n. A dish consisting of kernels of corn, lima beans or other shell beans, and often bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes cooked together.

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[Narragansett msíckquatash, boiled whole-kernel corn.]

succotash

(ˈsʌkəˌtæʃ) n (Cookery) US and Canadian a mixture of cooked sweet corn kernels and lima beans, served as a vegetable[C18: from Narraganset msiquatash, literally: broken pieces]

suc•co•tash

(ˈsʌk əˌtæʃ)

n. a cooked dish of beans, esp. lima beans, and kernels of corn. [1745–55, Amer.; < Narragansett (E sp.) msíckquatash boiled whole kernels of corn]

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succotash - fresh corn and lima beans with butter or creamdish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"

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