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Malpeque (oyster) [< Malpeque Bay, P.E.I. < Cdn F < Micmac makpāk large bay] 
n. a famous oyster of Prince Edward Island.
- 1901 (1903) Ain't dey got de noder oyster more better dan malpecque/Or caraquette, dat leetle wan from down below Kebeck?
- 1915 (1916) The bulk of oysters sold to-day as Malpeques are not really such.
- 1964 [They enjoyed] a stag dinner of Malpeque oysters, Brome Lake duckling and maple mousse at 24 Sussex Drive. . . .
- 1901 (1903) Ain't dey got de noder oyster more better dan malpecque/Or caraquette, dat leetle wan from down below Kebeck?