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発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈmeɪkɒk/

名詞

macock (plural macocks)

1. (historical) A particular plant formerly grown by Native Americans of Virginia and Maryland, thought to be a variety of squash.
   • 1612, John Smith, Map of Virginia, quoted by Kupperman in 1988:

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

参考

• mocuck
• maypop
• maracock