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1. cushaw, n. View full entry 1588
...A winter crookneck squash, or a variety of this....
2. Inca, n. View full entry 1594
...The title of the emperor or king of Peru before its conquest by the Spanish; also, one of the royal race of Peru, descended from Manco Capac and Mama Ocollo....
3. macock, n. View full entry 1588
...A plant formerly cultivated by the North American Indians of Virginia and Maryland, prob. a kind of summer squash, Cucurbita pepovar.melopepo....
4. Mangoak, n. View full entry 1589
...A member of a North American Indian people inhabiting part of North Carolina in the 16th and 17th centuries and prob. speaking an Iroquoian language....
5. molle, n.2 View full entry 1581
...The Peruvian mastic or pepper tree, Schinus molle. Also molle tree....
6. Neusiok, n. and adj. View full entry 1585
...A member of a North American Indian people inhabiting eastern North Carolina. Usually in unchanged pl.: the Neusiok people collectively....
7. Quetzalcoatl, n. View full entry 1578
...The plumed serpent god of the Toltec and Aztec civilizations, traditionally known as the god of the morning star, as well as (at various times and among various peoples) the patron of...
8. quipu, n. View full entry 1581
...A device consisting of cords or threads of different colours arranged and knotted in various ways, used originally by the Incas of Peru and the surrounding areas for recording events, keeping accounts,...
9. tatou | tatu, n. View full entry 1568
...An armadillo....
10. werowance, n. View full entry 1588
...A chief of the Indians of Virginia and Maryland in early colonial days....