macock

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UK/ˈmeɪkɒk/

noun

A particular plant formerly grown by Native Americans of Virginia and Maryland, thought to be a variety of squash.

OriginCarolina Algonquian macócqwer ← Powhatan mahcawq →
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Meanings

nounmacock (plural macocks)

plural macocks

  1. historicalA particular plant formerly grown by Native Americans of Virginia and Maryland, thought to be a variety of squash.

    In May amongst their corne they plant Pumpeons, and a fruit like unto a muske millen, but lesse and worse, which they call Macocks.

    1612, John Smith, Map of Virginia, quoted by Kupperman in 1988

Origin

  1. Powhatanmahcawq“small pumpkin”
  2. Carolina Algonquianmacócqwer
  3. Englishmacock

Borrowed from Carolina Algonquian macócqwer (plural) or Powhatan mahcawq (“small pumpkin”), or from a combination of the two.

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APA

macock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macock

MLA

“macock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macock.

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