Pecan
noun
A type of nut that grows on a big tree and has a smooth shell and sweet taste.
She added some pecans to the salad for extra crunch.
Often appears as...
- pecan pie
- roasted pecans
adjective
Of or relating to the pecan tree or its wood, or made of its wood.
He made a beautiful pecan dining table.
Often appears as...
- pecan wood
- pecan furniture
noun
A type of nut that grows on a big tree and has a smooth shell and sweet taste.
She added some pecans to the salad for extra crunch.
Often appears as...
- pecan pie
- roasted pecans
adjective
Of or relating to the pecan tree or its wood, or made of its wood.
He made a beautiful pecan dining table.
Often appears as...
- pecan wood
- pecan furniture
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Uses
Pecans are commonly used in desserts or as toppings to add a nutty flavor and crunchy texture.
The maple pecan ice cream was delectable.
Pro Tip 2/3Holiday Traditions
In the US, pecan pies are especially popular during Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Every Thanksgiving, my grandma bakes her famous pecan pie.
Pro Tip 3/3Pronunciation
The pronunciation of 'pecan' varies regionally, with 'pee-can' and 'puh-kahn' being common variants.
Could you pass the puh-kahn syrup?
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Uses
Pecans are commonly used in desserts or as toppings to add a nutty flavor and crunchy texture.
The maple pecan ice cream was delectable.
Pro Tip 2/3Holiday Traditions
In the US, pecan pies are especially popular during Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Every Thanksgiving, my grandma bakes her famous pecan pie.
Pro Tip 3/3Pronunciation
The pronunciation of 'pecan' varies regionally, with 'pee-can' and 'puh-kahn' being common variants.
Could you pass the puh-kahn syrup?
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Uses
Pecans are commonly used in desserts or as toppings to add a nutty flavor and crunchy texture.
The maple pecan ice cream was delectable.
Pro Tip 2/3Holiday Traditions
In the US, pecan pies are especially popular during Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Every Thanksgiving, my grandma bakes her famous pecan pie.
Pro Tip 3/3Pronunciation
The pronunciation of 'pecan' varies regionally, with 'pee-can' and 'puh-kahn' being common variants.
Could you pass the puh-kahn syrup?
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David Carson: Design,...
so they just teared out sections of it. And I would argue that it's possibly more effective than the original billboard in terms of getting your attention, getting you to look over that way. And hopefully you don't stop and buy those awful pecan things -- Stuckey's.
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109-Year-Old Veteran and...
milk for over writing all my life and ice cream I eat ice cream every night it makes me happy he put butter for cars you're bowing to buying and you buy butter pecan it is the old tinnitus anybody died
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David Carson: Design,...
so they just teared out sections of it. And I would argue that it's possibly more effective than the original billboard in terms of getting your attention, getting you to look over that way. And hopefully you don't stop and buy those awful pecan things -- Stuckey's.
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109-Year-Old Veteran and...
milk for over writing all my life and ice cream I eat ice cream every night it makes me happy he put butter for cars you're bowing to buying and you buy butter pecan it is the old tinnitus anybody died
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Kate Christensen
American Novelist
Of course, eating broccoli raw, nutritionally and aesthetically speaking, is no doubt the best way of all. Raw broccoli makes a delectable salad when sliced into thin strips on a mandolin, marinated in lemon-mustard vinaigrette, then tossed with toasted pecans or hazelnuts, halved cherry tomatoes, and fresh minced basil.
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Mary Roach
American Author
There are three kinds of people in this world: 1) People who make lists, 2) People who don't make lists, and 3) People who carve tiny Nativity scenes out of pecan hulls. I'm sorry, there isn't really a third category; it's just that a workable list needs a minimum of three items, I feel.
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Robert Wilson
American Director
What was very interesting to me about Clementine Hunter's work is that she couldn't read or write, and she has recorded history of the plantation life and the southern part of the U.S. - the cotton harvests, pecan picking, washing clothes, funerals, marriages - in pictures.
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Emeril Lagasse
American Chef
When I want to kick it up, I like to add hardwood chips or chunks to the grill; it adds bold smoky flavors. The most common woods are hickory and mesquite, but you can find alder, apple, cherry and, my personal favorite, pecan.
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Phil Robertson
American Celebrity
I make a mean pecan pie, and I have a great recipe for pralines - also using pecans. Pralines take a lot of patience, and patience is a must in the duck blind as well as in the kitchen. Good things come to those who wait.
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Christina Tosi
American Chef
I love roasted pecans. I'll make a sort of granola with the roasted pecans, turn that into a super nutty pie crust, and top that with apple-syrup pudding and top that with cooked custard and maple syrup.
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Rupert Holmes
English Composer
Having in my life been bitten by the jaws of both victory and defeat, I must rush to add that success is to failure as butter pecan ice cream is to death.
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Faith Hill
American Musician
I think I'm a lot like other moms out there who feel like if we don't have the pecan pie we have every year, then it just won't be Christmas.
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David Kirsch
American Scientist
If you're going to have a piece of pie, have it. I love pecan pie - but it won't be with ice cream; it won't be with whipped cream.
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Divine
I love to make Christmas cookies, chocolate chips, peanut butter cookies, pecan pies, coconut macaroons, fruitcakes.
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Kate Christensen
American Novelist
Of course, eating broccoli raw, nutritionally and aesthetically speaking, is no doubt the best way of all. Raw broccoli makes a delectable salad when sliced into thin strips on a mandolin, marinated in lemon-mustard vinaigrette, then tossed with toasted pecans or hazelnuts, halved cherry tomatoes, and fresh minced basil.
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Mary Roach
American Author
There are three kinds of people in this world: 1) People who make lists, 2) People who don't make lists, and 3) People who carve tiny Nativity scenes out of pecan hulls. I'm sorry, there isn't really a third category; it's just that a workable list needs a minimum of three items, I feel.
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Robert Wilson
American Director
What was very interesting to me about Clementine Hunter's work is that she couldn't read or write, and she has recorded history of the plantation life and the southern part of the U.S. - the cotton harvests, pecan picking, washing clothes, funerals, marriages - in pictures.
Quote examples
Emeril Lagasse
American Chef
When I want to kick it up, I like to add hardwood chips or chunks to the grill; it adds bold smoky flavors. The most common woods are hickory and mesquite, but you can find alder, apple, cherry and, my personal favorite, pecan.
Quote examples
Phil Robertson
American Celebrity
I make a mean pecan pie, and I have a great recipe for pralines - also using pecans. Pralines take a lot of patience, and patience is a must in the duck blind as well as in the kitchen. Good things come to those who wait.
Quote examples
Christina Tosi
American Chef
I love roasted pecans. I'll make a sort of granola with the roasted pecans, turn that into a super nutty pie crust, and top that with apple-syrup pudding and top that with cooked custard and maple syrup.
Quote examples
Rupert Holmes
English Composer
Having in my life been bitten by the jaws of both victory and defeat, I must rush to add that success is to failure as butter pecan ice cream is to death.
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Faith Hill
American Musician
I think I'm a lot like other moms out there who feel like if we don't have the pecan pie we have every year, then it just won't be Christmas.
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David Kirsch
American Scientist
If you're going to have a piece of pie, have it. I love pecan pie - but it won't be with ice cream; it won't be with whipped cream.
Quote examples
Divine
I love to make Christmas cookies, chocolate chips, peanut butter cookies, pecan pies, coconut macaroons, fruitcakes.
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