English
macock
Macock may come from Carolina Algonquian macócqwer.
- Carolina Algonquianmodernmacócqweruncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1612macock
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Carolina Algonquianmodernmacócqweruncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1612macock
Earliest quotation: 1612, John Smith, Map of Virginia: “In May amongst their corne they plant Pumpeons, and…”
Every English word from Carolina Algonquian macócqwer
Today it means
noun A particular plant formerly grown by Native Americans of Virginia and Maryland, thought to be a variety of squash.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Carolina Algonquian macócqwer / macock