quahog

Meaning

Noun

1. An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.
2. An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.
3. A similar edible clam, of species Arctica islandica, found along coasts around the North Atlantic, generally in deeper waters.

Verb

To dig for quahogs.

Synonyms

quahaug

round clam

hard-shell clam

hard clam

Venus mercenaria

quahug

Mercenaria mercenaria

round clams

venus shells

cherrystone clam

cherrystone

mussel

clam

Translations

كواهوج - قوقعة أمريكيّة

كواهوغ

Venusmuschel

quahog Muschel

μύδι

είδος οστρέου

praire

Venus mercenaria

vongola dura

Venus mercenaria

clame-redonda

chirla

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkəʊ.hɒɡ/

Etymology

Most often thought to be from Narragansett poquaûhock (“hard clam”), or perhaps from pohkeni (“dark”) + hogki (“shell”). Alternatively from Mohegan-Pequot p'quaghhaug (“hard clam”)
or another Algonquian language.