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