rockahominy

English

Etymology

From Powhatan ("Virginia Algonquian") rokohamin (“parched, ground corn”), listed in William Strachey's vocabulary of Powhatan.[1] Compare hominy.

Noun

rockahominy (uncountable)

  1. (US, regional) Parched cornmeal.

References

  1. ^ Strachey, William (1999). A Dictionary of Powhatan (Original work published in 1624.)
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