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pecan

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pe·can /pɪˈkæn, ˈpiːkən $ pɪˈkɑːn, pɪˈkæn/ noun [countable]  DFFHBPa long thin sweet nut with a dark red shell, or the tree that it grows on 山核桃;山核桃树5 see picture at 见图 nut1
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pecanpecan pieThe taste itself is autumnal, earthy, like that of a pecan or walnut.Its pecan pie enjoys some renown in these here parts as well.Bananas, tacos, onions, pecans surrounded him.Toast walnuts or pecans and sprinkle over your favorite salad.Time to toast a few nuts, particularly some pecans with vanilla coating.I too enjoyed the pecans at the fair many years ago.The pecans it bore were small, but reportedly quite flavorful.Sprinkle with pecan halves and drizzle salad and pheasant meat with citrus cream.
Origin pecan (1700-1800) French pacane, from an Algonquian language
pe·can nounChineseSyllable
red shell, a Corpus long with thin dark a sweet nut


pecan
pecan /pɪˈkæn, ˈpiːkən $ pɪˈkɑːn, pɪˈkæn/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: French
 Origin: pacane, from an Algonquian language
a long thin sweet nut with a dark red shell, or the tree that it grows on


pecanBrE /ˈpiːkən/ 🔊, /pɪˈkæn/ 🔊NAmE /pɪˈkɑːn/ 🔊 noun
the nut of the American pecan tree with a smooth pinkish-brown shell 美国山核桃;碧根果