Meanings
Origin
From Powhatan ("Virginia Algonquian") rokohamin (“parched, ground corn”), listed in William Strachey's vocabulary of Powhatan. Compare hominy.
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APA
rockahominy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rockahominy
MLA
“rockahominy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rockahominy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rockahominy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rockahominy.
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