Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A stew consisting of kernels of corn, lima beans, and tomatoes.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A dish consisting of Indian corn (maize) and beans, variously prepared.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Green maize and beans boiled together. The dish is borrowed from the native Indians.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun US, Southern A stew made from kernels of corn, lima beans, tomatoes and sometimes peppers.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Narragansett msíckquatash, boiled whole-kernel corn.]

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From Narragansett msíckquatash ("boiled corn kernels").

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  • As served in the southern US, a side dish made of corn and lima beans.

    October 29, 2007

  • Or, as served in Pittsburgh in the 1970s, a dish that came in a box in the frozen food section and elicited groans from young children.

    October 29, 2007

  • Ha ha! Same experience here...

    Seriously, it's much better with fresh corn and fresh beans. If it's prepared that way, it suddenly makes sense why someone got the idea to mix those two things in the first place.

    October 29, 2007

  • 'Suffering succotash' - Sylvester

    February 6, 2008