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noun

quahog

KOH-hog
noun
1
A hard-shelled edible clam found along the Atlantic coast of North America.
"They dug for quahogs at low tide and made a big pot of chowder."

How to Use Quahog

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA type of thick-shelled clam common in New England cooking, especially chowder.

Word Forms

quahogged past tense, quahogs plural, quahogs singular

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They dug for _____ at low tide and made a big pot of chowder.

Etymology

Borrowed from Narragansett poquaûhock, meaning "hard clam," an Indigenous Algonquian word from New England.

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