English

Alternative forms

• paccan
• pecan

Noun

peccan ‎(plural peccans)

1. Alternative form of pecan (tree).

   • 1841, George Catlin, “Letter No. 9”, in The North American Indians (History), Reprint edition, Digital Scanning Inc., published 2001, ISBN 9781582182124, page 68:

     —where the oak and the pine give way to the cotton-wood and peccan—

   • 1866, Captain Flack, “Bee Hunting”, in A Hunter's Experiences in the Southern States of America, Reprint edition, Applewood Books, published 2008, ISBN 9781429015530, page 354:

     It's gone straight for that peccan tree, …

2. Alternative form of pecan (nut).

   • 1835, Charles Latrobe, “The Indian Mounds”, in Rambler in North America, Volume 2, Reprint edition, Applewood Books, published 2007, ISBN 9781429001847, page 239:

     … the spicewood, the pawpaws and peccan-nuts, ...