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quahog

Syllables: qua·hogUK/ˈkəʊ.hɒɡ//ˈkwɔ.hɔɡ/

quahog noun: an edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.

quahog: an edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species...
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Noun

quahog (plural quahogs)

  1. An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.
    Synonyms:
    hard clam, round clam, Mercenaria mercenaria
    1. The largest size of such an edible clam, generally considered only fit for use in chowders and other clam dishes.
  2. A similar edible clam, of species Arctica islandica, found along coasts around the North Atlantic, generally in deeper waters.

Verb

quahog (third-person singular simple present quahogs, present participle quahogging, simple past and past participle quahogged)

  1. (intransitive) To dig for quahogs.

Synonyms of quahog

All synonyms of quahog

Forms of quahog

Noun
pluralquahogs
alternative formquahaug
alternative formquohog
alternative formcohog
Verb
third-person singular presentquahogs
present participlequahogging
past participlequahogged
pastquahogged

Origin of quahog

Most often thought to be from Narragansett poquaûhock (“hard clam”), or perhaps from pohkeni (“dark”) + hogki (“shell”). Alternatively from Mohegan-Pequot p'quaghhaug (“hard clam”) or another Algonquian language.

Words formed from quahog

Phrases with quahog

Questions about quahog

What does quahog mean?
Quahog means an edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.
What part of speech is quahog?
Quahog can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce quahog?
Quahog is pronounced /ˈkəʊ.hɒɡ/ (UK).
What is the plural of quahog?
The plural of quahog is quahogs.

Words near quahog in the dictionary

  1. Quah
  2. quahaug
  3. quahauged
  4. quahauging
  5. quahaugs
  6. quahog
  7. quahogged
  8. quahogger
  9. quahoggers
  10. quahogging
  11. quahogs

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