Quahaug
/ˈkwɑː.hɔːɡ/noun
A hard-shelled edible clam of the eastern coast of North America, also called a quahog.
Did you know?Quahaug is an English borrowing from Narragansett, one of many Indigenous words preserved in modern American English through names for local animals, plants, and foods.
Etymological Timeline
17th Century
Narragansett
poquauhock
“A hard-shelled clam or shellfish; the source of the English term”
17th Century
Early Colonial English
quahog
“The edible hard clam encountered on the northeastern coast of North America”
18th Century
English
quahaug
“A variant spelling of quahog”
19th Century
American English
quahaug
“A regional name for the hard clam”
Modern English
English
quahaug
“A hard clam, especially Mercenaria mercenaria”
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