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A smooth brown nut with an edible kernel similar to a walnut.
This nut is obtained from a hickory tree (Carya illinoensis, family Juglandaceae), native to the southern US
‘Roasted pecans, walnuts, or pumpkin seeds are a nice addition.’
‘You could also use hazelnuts, Brazils, cashews and pecans.’
‘Other common ingredients are crushed pecans and almonds.’
‘Garnish with the toasted, chopped pecans or walnuts for crunch.’
‘Scatter the pecans and dried cranberries in the tart base.’
‘My pecan trees produced large, filled-out pecans last year, but about half of the crop was damaged with dark spots on the meat.’
‘Yes, this recipe is better known as a pecan pie with walnuts instead of pecans.’
‘There were almonds, peanuts, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans and Brazil nuts.’
‘This resulted in an oversupply of peanuts, soybeans, pecans, and sweet potatoes.’
‘Today's crumble features bananas and pears, and a topping starring toasted pecans and bran flakes.’
‘Squeak has buried untold pounds of walnuts, pecans, and peanuts in my yard.’
‘Tree nuts include walnuts, pecans, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, pine nuts, pistachios, and more.’
‘Hazelnuts, both in the dough and praline, can be substituted with other nuts such as almonds, walnuts or pecans.’
‘Half of those allergic to peanuts are also allergic to tree nuts, such as almonds, walnuts, pecans, cashews, and often sunflower and sesame seeds.’
‘Switch almonds with Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds, or sunflower seeds.’
‘Unroasted nuts such as almonds, cashews, pecans, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts and walnuts make an ideal snack food for would-be slimmers keen to get cracking.’
‘Nuts especially high in vitamin E include almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, and pecans.’
‘The most common foods people are allergic to include: peanuts; walnuts; pecans or almonds; and wheat and gluten.’
‘Many nuts are rich in it, including walnuts and pecans, as are cooking oils such as corn and sesame oil.’
‘Stir in apples, pecans, parsley, thyme, sage, salt and pepper.’
Origin
Late 18th century: from French pacane, from Illinois (a North American Indian language).