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English language English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the ...

words borrowed from

indigenous languages of the Americas Over a thousand indigenous languages are spoken by the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. These languages cannot all be demonstrated to be related to each other and are classified into a hundred or so language families (including a large num ...

, either directly or through intermediate European languages such as

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

or French. It does not cover names of ethnic groups or place names derived from indigenous languages. Most words of Native American/First Nations language origin are the common names for indigenous flora and fauna, or describe items of Native American or

First Nations First Nations or first peoples may refer to: * Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area. Indigenous groups *First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including: **First Natio ...

life and culture. Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or First Nations peoples or due to a vague similarity to the original object of the word. For instance, sequoias are named in honor of the Cherokee leader Sequoyah, who lived 2,000 miles (3200 km) east of that tree's range, while the

kinkajou The kinkajou ( /ˈkɪŋkədʒuː/ ''KING-kə-joo''; ''Potos flavus'') is a tropical rainforest mammal of the family Procyonidae related to olingos, coatis, raccoons, and the ringtail and cacomistle. It is the only member of the genus ''Potos'' ...

of South America was given a name from the unrelated North American

wolverine The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for " glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscul ...

Words from Algonquian languages

Since Native Americans and First Nations peoples speaking a language of the Algonquian group were generally the first to meet English explorers and settlers along the Eastern Seaboard, many words from these languages made their way into English. In addition, many place names in North America are of Algonquian origin, for example: Mississippi (cf. and oj, misiziibi, "great river," referring to the

Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it fl ...

)Nichols, John, and Earl Nyholm. 1995. ''A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe''. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press and Michigan (cf. , oj, label=Ojibwe, Mishigami, "great sea," referring to Lake Michigan). Canadian provinces and

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...

s, districts, counties and municipalities bear Algonquian names, such as Québec, Ottawa,

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...

, Nantucket, Massachusetts,

Naugatuck Naugatuck is a consolidated borough and town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town spans both sides of the Naugatuck River just south of Waterbury and includes the communities of Union City on the east side of the river, wh ...

, Connecticut,

Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

, District of Keewatin,

Outagamie County Outagamie County is a county in the northeast region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 190,705. Its county seat is Appleton. Outagamie County is included in the Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Are ...

, Wisconsin and

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, Illinois, or Algonquian-derived names, such as Algoma. Furthermore, some

indigenous peoples of the Americas The Indigenous peoples of the Americas are the inhabitants of the Americas before the arrival of the European settlers in the 15th century, and the ethnic groups who now identify themselves with those peoples. Many Indigenous peoples of the A ...

groups are known better by their Algonquian

exonym An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...

s, rather than by their endonym, such as the Eskimo (see below), Winnebago (perhaps from pot, winpyéko, lit=(people of the) dirty water),Campbell (1997:399) Sioux (ultimately from otw, naadowesiwag),

Assiniboine The Assiniboine or Assiniboin people ( when singular, Assiniboines / Assiniboins when plural; Ojibwe: ''Asiniibwaan'', "stone Sioux"; also in plural Assiniboine or Assiniboin), also known as the Hohe and known by the endonym Nakota (or Nakod ...

( oj, asiniibwaan, lit=stone Sioux, label=Ojibwe) and

Chipewyan The Chipewyan ( , also called ''Denésoliné'' or ''Dënesųłı̨né'' or ''Dënë Sųłınë́'', meaning "the original/real people") are a Dene Indigenous Canadian people of the Athabaskan language family, whose ancestors are identified ...

( cr, script=Latn, čīpwayān, lit=(those who have) pointed skins or hides). ; Apishamore (definition): From a word in an Algonquian language meaning "something to lie down upon" (c.f.

Ojibwe The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains. According to the U.S. census, in the United States Ojibwe people are one of ...

). ;

Atamasco lily ''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical plants in the Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Western Hemisphere and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in ...

(definition): Earlier "attamusca", from

Powhatan The Powhatan people (; also spelled Powatan) may refer to any of the indigenous Algonquian people that are traditionally from eastern Virginia. All of the Powhatan groups descend from the Powhatan Confederacy. In some instances, The Powhatan ...

. ; Babiche (definition): From

Míkmaq The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations people of the Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the north ...

''ápapíj'' (from ''ápapi'', "cord, thread",

Proto-Algonquian Proto-Algonquian (commonly abbreviated PA) is the proto-language from which the various Algonquian languages are descended. It is generally estimated to have been spoken around 2,500 to 3,000 years ago, but there is less agreement on where it was ...

''*aʔrapa·pyi'', from ''*aʔrapy-'', "net" + ''*-a·by-'', "string". ; Caribou (definition): From

''qalipu'', "snow-shoveler" (from ''qalipi'', "shovel snow",

''*maka·ripi-''). ; Caucus (definition): The etymology is disputed: two possible sources are an Algonquian word for "counsel", 'cau´-cau-as´u'; or the Algonquian , meaning an advisor, talker, or orator. ;Chinkapin (definition): From

''chechinquamins'', reconstituted as , the plural form. ;

Chipmunk Chipmunks are small, striped rodents of the family Sciuridae. Chipmunks are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk which is found primarily in Asia. Taxonomy and systematics Chipmunks may be classified either as ...

(definition): Originally "chitmunk," from Odawa ''jidmoonh''Rhodes, Richard A. 1985. ''Eastern Ojibwa–Chippewa–Ottawa Dictionary''. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter (c.f.

''ajidamoo(nh)''), " American red squirrel". ;

Cisco Cisco Systems, Inc., commonly known as Cisco, is an American-based multinational digital communications technology conglomerate corporation headquartered in San Jose, California. Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, ...

(definition): Originally "siscowet," from

Ojibwe language Ojibwe , also known as Ojibwa , Ojibway, Otchipwe,R. R. Bishop Baraga, 1878''A Theoretical and Practical Grammar of the Otchipwe Language''/ref> Ojibwemowin, or Anishinaabemowin, is an indigenous language of North America of the Algonquian lan ...

''bemidewiskaawed'' "greasy-bodied

ish Ish may refer to: *Ish (name) also ancient Hebrew word for Man at Genesis 2:23, also Ish-shah for Woman *Chazon Ish, sobriquet of Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz *the Sanskrit for "lord", see Ishvara * ''...ish'' (audio drama), Doctor Who audio d ...

. ; Eskimo (definition): From

Old Montagnais Old Montagnais is the period in the history of the Innu-aimun language preceding its current form. There are several sound changes that Old Montagnais underwent. One example is the change from Old Montagnais ''ayaškimew'' to modern Innu ''aya ...

''aiachkimeou'' (; modern ''ayassimēw''), meaning "snowshoe-netter" (often incorrectly claimed to be from an

word meaning "eaters of raw eat), and originally used to refer to the Mikmaq. ;

Hackmatack ''Larix laricina'', commonly known as the tamarack, hackmatack, eastern larch, black larch, red larch, or American larch, is a species of larch native to Canada, from eastern Yukon and Inuvik, Northwest Territories east to Newfoundland (island) ...

(definition): From an Algonquian language ''akemantak'' (c.f.

''aagimaandag''), "

snowshoe Snowshoes are specialized outdoor gear for walking over snow. Their large footprint spreads the user's weight out and allows them to travel largely on top of rather than through snow. Adjustable bindings attach them to appropriate winter footwe ...

boughs". ; Hickory (definition): From

, "milky drink made with hickory nuts". ; Hominy (definition): From

/, literally "that which is treated", in this case "that which is ground/beaten". ;

Husky Husky is a general term for a dog used in the polar regions, primarily and specifically for work as sled dogs. It refers to a traditional northern type, notable for its cold-weather tolerance and overall hardiness. Modern racing huskies that mai ...

(definition): Ultimately from a variant form of the word "Eskimo" (see above). ;

Kinkajou The kinkajou ( /ˈkɪŋkədʒuː/ ''KING-kə-joo''; ''Potos flavus'') is a tropical rainforest mammal of the family Procyonidae related to olingos, coatis, raccoons, and the ringtail and cacomistle. It is the only member of the genus ''Potos'' ...

(definition): From an Algonquian word meaning "wolverine" (c.f.

Algonquin Algonquin or Algonquian—and the variation Algonki(a)n—may refer to: Languages and peoples *Algonquian languages, a large subfamily of Native American languages in a wide swath of eastern North America from Canada to Virginia **Algonquin la ...

''kwingwaage'',

''gwiingwa'aage''), through French . ;

Kinnikinnick Kinnikinnick is a Native American and First Nations herbal smoking mixture, made from a traditional combination of leaves or barks. Recipes for the mixture vary, as do the uses, from social, to spiritual to medicinal. Etymology The term "kinni ...

(definition): From Unami Delaware , "mixture" (c.f. Ojibwe "to mix something animate with something inanimate"), from

''*kereken-'', "mix (it) with something different by hand". ; Mackinaw (definition): From , from

Menomini The Menominee (; mez, omǣqnomenēwak meaning ''"Menominee People"'', also spelled Menomini, derived from the Ojibwe language word for "Wild Rice People"; known as ''Mamaceqtaw'', "the people", in the Menominee language) are a federally recog ...

''mishilimaqkināhkw'', "be large like a snapping turtle", or from

''mishi-makinaak'', "large snapping turtle" with French , "island". ;

Moccasin A moccasin is a shoe, made of deerskin or other soft leather, consisting of a sole (made with leather that has not been "worked") and sides made of one piece of leather, stitched together at the top, and sometimes with a vamp (additional panel o ...

(definition): From an Algonquian language, perhaps

, reconstituted as (c.f.

''makizin'',

''mɨkusun'', from

''*maxkeseni''). ;

Moose The moose (in North America) or elk (in Eurasia) (''Alces alces'') is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the only species in the genus ''Alces''. It is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family. Most adult ma ...

(definition): From

Eastern Abenaki The Abenaki (Abenaki: ''Wαpánahki'') are an Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the United States. They are an Algonquian-speaking people and part of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The Eastern Abenaki language was pred ...

''moz'', reinforced by cognates from other Algonquian languagesRHD (1987:1247) (e.g. Massachusett/Narragansett ''moos'',

''moo(n)z'', Lenape ''mus'' 'elk'), from

''*mo·swa''. ;

Mugwump The Mugwumps were Republican political activists in the United States who were intensely opposed to political corruption. They were never formally organized. Typically they switched parties from the Republican Party by supporting Democratic ...

(definition): From "mugquomp", a shortening of

Massachusett The Massachusett were a Native American tribe from the region in and around present-day Greater Boston in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name comes from the Massachusett language term for "At the Great Hill," referring to the Blue Hills ...

, "war chief" (

''*memekwa·pe·wa'', from ''*memekw-'', "swift" + ''*-a·pe·'', "man"). ;

Muskellunge The muskellunge ''(Esox masquinongy)'', often shortened to muskie, musky or lunge is a species of large freshwater predatory fish native to North America. It is the largest member of the pike family, Esocidae. Origin of name The name "muskell ...

(definition): Ultimately from

, "ugly

pike Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to: Fish * Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus'' * Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes * ''Esox'', genus of ...

" (c.f. ''ginoozhe'', "pike"). ; Muskeg (definition): From Cree , "swamp" (

''*maškye·kwi'').RHD (1987:1268) ; Muskrat (definition): A folk-etymologized reshaping of earlier "musquash", from

(c.f.

Western Abenaki The Abenaki (Abenaki: ''Wαpánahki'') are an Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the United States. They are an Algonquian-speaking people and part of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The Eastern Abenaki language was pred ...

''mòskwas''), apparently from

''*mo·šk'', "bob (at the surface of the water)" + ''*-exkwe·-'', "head" + a derivational ending). ; Opossum (definition): From

//, "white dog-like animal", reconstituted as (c.f.

', "white dog"). ;

Papoose Papoose (from the Algonquian ''papoose'', meaning "child") is an American English word whose present meaning is "a Native American child" (regardless of tribe) or, even more generally, any child, usually used as a term of endearment, often in t ...

(definition): From Narragansett

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language ''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'' (''AHD'') is an American dictionary of English published by Boston publisher Houghton Mifflin, the first edition of which appeared in 1969. Its creation was spurred by the controversy o ...

, "baby". ;

Pecan The pecan (''Carya illinoinensis'') is a species of hickory native to the southern United States and northern Mexico in the region of the Mississippi River. The tree is cultivated for its seed in the southern United States, primarily in Georgia, ...

(definition): From

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

''pakani'' (c.f.

''bagaan''), "

nut Nut often refers to: * Nut (fruit), fruit composed of a hard shell and a seed, or a collective noun for dry and edible fruits or seeds * Nut (hardware), fastener used with a bolt Nut or Nuts may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Co ...

", from

''*paka·ni''. ;

Pemmican Pemmican (also pemican in older sources) is a mixture of tallow, dried meat, and sometimes dried berries. A calorie-rich food, it can be used as a key component in prepared meals or eaten raw. Historically, it was an important part of indigenou ...

(definition): From Cree ''pimihkān'', from ''pimihkēw'', "to make grease" (

''*pemihke·wa'', from ''*pemy-'', "grease" + ''-ehke·'', "to make"). ;

Persimmon The persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus '' Diospyros''. The most widely cultivated of these is the Oriental persimmon, ''Diospyros kaki'' ''Diospyros'' is in the family Ebenaceae, and a number of non-per ...

(definition): From

/, reconstituted as . While the final element reflects

''*-min'', "fruit, berry", the initial is unknown. ; Pipsissewa (definition): From

Abenaki The Abenaki ( Abenaki: ''Wαpánahki'') are an Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the United States. They are an Algonquian-speaking people and part of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The Eastern Abenaki language was pre ...

''kpipskwáhsawe'', "flower of the woods". ;

Pokeweed ''Phytolacca americana'', also known as American pokeweed, pokeweed, poke sallet, dragonberries, and inkberry, is a poisonous, herbaceous perennial plant in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae. This pokeweed grows . It has simple leaves on green ...

(definition): Probably from "puccoon" (see below) + "weed". ;Pone (definition): From

/, "something roasted" (reconstituted as ) (c.f.

''abwaan''), from

''*apwa·n''. ; Powwow (definition): From Narragansett ''powwaw'', "

shaman Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spir ...

" (

''*pawe·wa'', "to dream, to have a vision"). ; Puccoon (definition): From

, reconstituted as (c.f. Unami Delaware , 'red dye; the plant from which dye is made'). ;Pung: A low box-like sleigh designed for one horse. Shortened form of "tom-pung" (from the same etymon as "toboggan") from an Algonquian language of Southern New England. ; Punkie (definition): Via

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

, from

Munsee The Munsee (or Minsi or Muncee) or mə́n'si·w ( del, Monsiyok)Online Lenape Talking Dictionary, "Munsee Indians"Link/ref> are a subtribe of the Lenape, originally constituting one of the three great divisions of that nation and dwelling along ...

(

''*penkwehsa'', from ''*penkw-'', "dust, ashes" + ''*-ehs'', a diminutive suffix). ;

Quahog The hard clam (''Mercenaria mercenaria''), also known as the round clam, hard-shell (or hard-shelled) clam, or the quahog, is an edible marine bivalve mollusk that is native to the eastern shores of North America and Central America from Prince E ...

(definition): From Narragansett . ;

Quonset hut A Quonset hut is a lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel having a semi cylindrical cross-section. The design was developed in the United States, based on the Nissen hut introduced by the British during World War ...

(definition): From an Algonquian language of southern New England, possibly meaning "small long place" (with , "long" + <-s->, diminutive + <-et>, locative). ;

Raccoon The raccoon ( or , ''Procyon lotor''), sometimes called the common raccoon to distinguish it from other species, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of , and a body weight of ...

(definition): From

/, tentatively reconstituted as . ;

Sachem Sachems and sagamores are paramount chiefs among the Algonquians or other Native American tribes of northeastern North America, including the Iroquois. The two words are anglicizations of cognate terms (c. 1622) from different Eastern Al ...

(definition): From an Algonquian language of southern New England, c.f. Narragansett ( Proto-Eastern Algonquian ''*sākimāw'', "chief").Goddard, Ives (1978). "Eastern Algonquian languages", in "Northeast", ed. Bruce G. Trigger. Vol. 15 of ''Handbook of North American Indians'', ed. William C. Sturtevant. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, pg. 75 ; Sagamore (definition): From

''sakəma'' (c.f. Narragansett ), "chief", from Proto-Eastern Algonquian ''*sākimāw''. ;

Scup The scup (''Stenotomus chrysops'') is a fish which occurs primarily in the Atlantic from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Along with many other fish of the family Sparidae, it is also commonly known as porgy. Scup grow as large as 18 in (450&n ...

(definition): Shortened from ''scuppaug'', which is from Narragansett ''mishcùppaûog.'' ; Shoepac (definition): From Unami Delaware "shoes" (singular ), altered on analogy with English "shoe". ; Skunk (definition): From

(

''*šeka·kwa'', from ''*šek-'', "to urinate" + ''*-a·kw'', "fox"). ;

Squash (fruit) ''Cucurbita'' (Latin for gourd) is a genus of herbaceous fruits in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae (also known as ''cucurbits'' or ''cucurbi''), native to the Andes and Mesoamerica. Five edible species are grown and consumed for their flesh ...

(definition): From Narragansett .RHD (1987:1850) ;

Squaw The English word ''squaw'' is an ethnic and sexual slur, historically used for Indigenous North American women. Contemporary use of the term, especially by non-Natives, is considered derogatory, misogynist, and racist.King, C. Richard,De/Sc ...

(definition): From

(c.f. Cree ''iskwē'',

''ikwe''), "woman", from

''*eθkwe·wa''. ;

Succotash Succotash (from Narragansett ''sahquttahhash'', "broken corn kernels") is a vegetable dish consisting primarily of sweet corn with lima beans or other shell beans. Other ingredients may be added, such as onions, potatoes, turnips, tomatoes, b ...

(definition): From Narragansett , "boiled whole kernels of corn" (

''*mesi·nkwete·wari'', singular ''*mesi·nkwete·'', from ''*mes-'', "whole" + ''*-i·nkw-'', "eye

kernel Kernel may refer to: Computing * Kernel (operating system), the central component of most operating systems * Kernel (image processing), a matrix used for image convolution * Compute kernel, in GPGPU programming * Kernel method, in machine learn ...

+ ''-ete·'', "to cook"). ; Tabagie (definition): From

. ;

Tautog The tautog (''Tautoga onitis''), also known as the blackfish, is a species of wrasse native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to South Carolina. This species inhabits hard substrate habitats in inshore waters at depths from . It is ...

(definition): From Narragansett ''tautaũog''. ;

Terrapin Terrapins are one of several small species of turtle (order Testudines) living in fresh or brackish water. Terrapins do not form a taxonomic unit and may not be closely related. Many belong to the families Geoemydidae and Emydidae. The name ...

(definition): Originally "torope," from an

Eastern Algonquian language The Eastern Algonquian languages constitute a subgroup of the Algonquian languages. Prior to European contact, Eastern Algonquian consisted of at least 17 languages, whose speakers collectively occupied the Atlantic coast of North America and adj ...

, perhaps

(reconstituted as ) (c.f. Munsee Delaware ),Bright (2004:489) from Proto-Eastern Algonquian ''*tōrəpēw''. ;

Toboggan A toboggan is a simple sled traditionally used by children. It is also a traditional form of transport used by the Innu and Cree of northern Canada. In modern times, it is used on snow to carry one or more people (often children) down a hill ...

(definition): From

''topaqan''RHD (1987:1990) or Maliseet-Passamaquoddy (

''*weta·pye·kani'', from ''*wet-'', "to drag" + ''*-a·pye·-'', "cordlike object" + ''*-kan'', "instrument for"). ;

Tomahawk A tomahawk is a type of single-handed axe used by the many Indigenous peoples and nations of North America. It traditionally resembles a hatchet with a straight shaft. In pre-colonial times the head was made of stone, bone, or antler, and Eur ...

(definition): From

(

''*temaha·kani'', from ''*temah-'', "to cut" + ''*-a·kan'', "instrument for"). ;

Totem A totem (from oj, ᑑᑌᒼ, italics=no or '' doodem'') is a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe, such as in the Anishinaabe clan system. While ''the ...

(definition): From

''nindoodem'', "my totem" or ''odoodeman'', "his totem," referring to a

kin group __NOTOC__ Kin usually refers to kinship and family. Kin or KIN may also refer to: Culture and religion * Otherkin, people who identify as not entirely human *Kinism, a white supremacist religious movement * Kinh, the majority ethnic group of ...

. ; Tuckahoe (definition): From

//, "root used for bread", reconstituted as (perhaps from

''*takwah-'', "pound (it)/reduce (it) to flour"). ;

Tullibee ''Coregonus artedi'', commonly known as the cisco, is a North American species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. The number of species and definition of species limits in North American ciscoes is a matter of debate. Accordingly ...

(definition): From Old

(

modern Modern may refer to: History * Modern history ** Early Modern period ** Late Modern period *** 18th century *** 19th century *** 20th century ** Contemporary history * Moderns, a faction of Freemasonry that existed in the 18th century Phil ...

''odoonibii''). ;

Wampum Wampum is a traditional shell bead of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of Native Americans. It includes white shell beads hand-fashioned from the North Atlantic channeled whelk shell and white and purple beads made from the quahog or Western Nor ...

wikt:wampum, (definition): Earlier "wampumpeag", from

, and meaning "white strings [of beads]" (c.f. Maliseet: ''wapapiyik'',

''wápapəyak'',

''waabaabiinyag''), from

''*wa·p-'', "white" + ''*-a·py-'', "string-like object" + ''*-aki'', plural. ;Wanigan wikt:wanigan, (definition): From Ojibwe language, Ojibwa , "storage pit". ;Elk, Wapiti (elk) wikt:wapiti, (definition): From Shawnee language, Shawnee ''waapiti'', "white rump" (c.f.

''waabidiy''), from

''*wa·petwiya'', from ''*wa·p-'', "white" + ''*-etwiy'', "rump". ;Wigwam, Wickiup wikt:wickiup, (definition): From Fox language, Fox ''wiikiyaapi'', from the same

etymon as "wigwam" (see below). ;Wigwam wikt:wigwam, (definition): From

''wìkəwam'' (c.f.

''wiigiwaam''), from

''*wi·kiwa·Hmi''. ;Woodchuck wikt:woodchuck, (definition): Reshaped on analogy with "wood" and "chuck", from an Algonquian language of southern New England (c.f. Narragansett , "woodchuck").

Words from Nahuatl

:''Unless otherwise specified, is among the sources used for each etymology'' Words of Nahuatl origin have entered many European languages. Mainly they have done so via

. Most words of Nahuatl origin end in a form of the Nahuatl "Classical Nahuatl grammar#Nouns, absolutive suffix" (, , or , or the Spanish adaptation ), which marked unpossessed nouns. ;Achiote wikt:achiote, (definition): from ;Atlatl wikt:atlatl, (definition): from ;Atole wikt:atole, (definition): from ;Avocado wikt:avocado, (definition): from , 'avocado' or 'testicle' , via Spanish ''aguacate'' and later ''avocado'' (influenced by early Spanish ''abogado'' 'lawyer') ;Axolotl wikt:axolotl, (definition): , via Spanish, ultimately from , 'water' + , 'male servant' ;Aztec wikt:aztec, (definition): from 'coming from Aztlan', via Spanish ''Azteca'' ;Cacao bean, Cacao wikt:cacao, (definition) and Cocoa bean, Cocoa wikt:cocoa, (definition): from ;Chayote wikt:chayote, (definition): from ;Chia wikt:chia, (definition): from ;Chicle wikt:chicle, (definition): from ;Chile pepper, Chili wikt:chili, (definition): from ;Chipotle wikt:chipotle, (definition): from 'smoked chili', from ''chili'' + ''poctli'' 'smoke' ;Chocolate wikt:chocolate, (definition): Often said to be from Nahuatl or , which would be derived from 'bitter' and 'water' (with an irregular change of ''x'' to ''ch''). However, the form is not directly attested, and does not appear in Nahuatl until the mid-18th century. Some researchers have recently proposed that the element was originally , and referred to a special wooden stick used to prepare chocolate. ;Copal wikt:copal, (definition): from ;Coyote wikt:coyote, (definition): from via Spanish ;Epazote wikt:epazote, (definition): from ;Guacamole wikt:guacamole, (definition): from , from , 'avocado', and , 'sauce', via Mexican Spanish ;Hoatzin wikt:hoatzin, (definition): from ;Jicama wikt:jicama, (definition): from ;Mesquite wikt:mesquite, (definition): from , via Spanish ''mezquite'' ;Mezcal wikt:mezcal, (definition): from and which mean 'oven cooked agave.'What is Mezcal
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;Mole (sauce), Mole wikt:mole, (definition): from , 'sauce' ;Nixtamalization wikt:nixtamalization, (definition): from ;Nopal wikt:nopal, (definition): from , 'prickly pear cactus', via American Spanish ;Ocelot wikt:ocelot, (definition): from 'jaguar', via French ; Fouquieria splendens, Ocotillo wiktionary:ocotillo, (definition): from ''ocotl'' 'pine, torch made of pine', via Mexican Spanish ''ocote'' + diminutive -''illo'' ;Peyote wikt:peyote, (definition): from . Nahuatl probably borrowed the root from another language, but the source is not known. ;Pinole wikt:pinole, (definition): from , via Spanish ;Quetzal wikt:quetzal, (definition): from , 'quetzal feather'. ;Sapodilla wikt:sapodilla, (definition): from ;Sapota wikt:sapota, (definition): from ;Shack wikt:shack, (definition): possibly from , 'grass hut', by way of Mexican Spanish. ;Sotol wikt:sotol, (definition): from ;Tamale wikt:tamale, (definition): from , via Spanish ''tamal''. The Spanish plural is ''tamales'', and the English derives from a false singular ''tamale''. ;Tequila: from 'work' + 'place' ;Tlacoyo wikt:tlacoyo, (definition): from ;Tomato wikt:tomato, (definition): from , via Spanish ''tomate''. The change from ''tomate'' to ''tomato'' was likely influenced by the spelling of ''potato'' ;Tule wikt:tule, (definition): from , 'reed, bulrush'

Words from Quechua

:''Unless otherwise specified
Words in English from Amerindian Languages
is among the sources used for each etymology'' A number of words from Quechua language, Quechua have entered English, mostly via Spanish, adopting Hispanicized spellings. ;Ayahuasca wikt:ayahuasca, (definition): from ''aya'' "corpse" and ''waska'' "rope", via Spanish ;Cachua wikt:cachua, (definition): from ''qhachwa'' ;Chinchillawikt:chinchilla, (definition): possibly from Quechua. May be from Spanish ''chinche'' ;Chuño wikt:chuño, (definition): from ''ch'uñu'' ;Coca wikt:coca, (definition): from ''kuka'', via Spanish ;Cocaine wikt:cocaine, (definition): from ''kuka'' (see above), probably via French ;Condor wikt:condor, (definition): from ''kuntur'', via Spanish ;Gran Chaco wikt:Gran Chaco, (definition): from ''chaku'', "hunt" ;Guanaco wikt:guanaco, (definition): from ''wanaku'' ;Guano wikt:guano, (definition): from ''wanu'' via Spanish ;Inca wikt:Inca, (definition): from ''Inka'' "lord, king" ;Jerky (food), Jerky wikt:jerky, (definition): from ''ch'arki'', via Spanish ;Lagniappe wikt:lagniappe, (definition): from ''yapay'', "add, addition", via Spanish (with the definite article ''la''). ;Lima bean, Lima wikt:lima, (definition): from ''rimay'', "speak" (from the name of Lima, Peru, the city, named for the ''Rimaq'' river ("speaking river")) ;Llama wikt:llama, (definition): from ''llama'', via Spanish ;Lucuma wikt:lucuma, (definition): from ''lukuma'', via Spanish ;Mashua wikt:mashua, (definition): from ''maswa'' ;Pampa wikt:pampa, (definition): from ''pampa'', "a large plain", via Spanish ;Pisco wikt:pisco, (definition): from ''pisqu'', "bird" ;Puma (genus), Puma wikt:puma, (definition): from ''puma'', via Spanish ;Quinine wikt:quinine, (definition): from ''kinakina'', via Spanish ;Quinoa wikt:quinoa, (definition): from ''kinwa'', via Spanish ;Quipu wikt:quipu, (definition): from ''khipu'', via Spanish ;Soroche wikt:soroche, (definition): from ''suruqchi'' or ''suruqch'i'', "Altitude sickness" ;Vicuña wikt: vicuña, (definition): from ''wik'uña'', via Spanish ;Viscacha wikt: viscacha, (definition): from ''wisk'acha'', via Spanish

Words from Eskimo–Aleut languages

; Anorak wikt:anorak, (definition): from Kalaallisut language, Greenlandic Inuit ''annoraaq'' ; Chimo wikt:chimo, (definition): from the Inuktitut word ''saimo'' (Inuktitut syllabics, ᓴᐃᒧ , a word of greeting, farewell, and Toast (honor), toast before drinking.Bill Casselman's ''Canadian Word of the Day'' entry for Chimo
Used as a greeting and cheer Canadian Military Engineers#Chimo, by the Canadian Military Engineers, and more widely in some parts of Southern Ontario and Western Canada, particularly in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ; Igloo wikt:igloo, (definition): from Inuktitut ''iglu'' (Inuktitut syllabics, ᐃᒡᓗ )Foretescue, Michael, Steven Jacobson, and Lawrence Kaplan (1994). ''Comparative Eskimo Dictionary, with Aleut Cognates''. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center ; Ilanaaq wikt:ilanaaq, (definition): Inuktitut ''ilanaaq'' (Inuktitut syllabics, ᐃᓚᓈᒃ ), "friend". Name of the logo for the 2010 Winter Olympics#Marketing, 2010 Winter Olympics ; Inukshuk, Inuksuk wikt:inukshuk, (definition): from Inuktitut ''inuksuk'' (Inuktitut syllabics, ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ ) ; Kayak wikt:kayak, (definition): from Inuktitut ''qajaq'' (Inuktitut syllabics, ᖃᔭᖅ ) ; Malamute wikt:malamute, (definition): from Inupiaq language, Inupiaq ''Malimiut'', the name of an Inupiaq subgroup ; Mukluk wikt:mukluk, (definition): from Yupik language, Yupik ''maklak'' (), "bearded seal" ; Nanook wikt:nanook, (definition): from Inuktitut word for polar bear ''Nanuq'' (Inuktitut syllabics, ᓇᓄᒃ ), "polar bear", made famous in English due to a 1922 documentary Nanook of the North, featuring a man with this name. ; Nunatak wikt:nuntak, (definition): from Greenlandic language, Greenlandic Inuit '' nunataq'' ; Tiktaalik wikt:Tiktaalik, (definition): from Inuktitut ''tiktaalik'' (Inuktitut syllabics, ᑎᒃᑖᓕᒃ ), "large freshwater fish" ; Umiaq wikt:umiaq, (definition)

Words from Arawakan languages

;Anole wikt:anole, (definition): from an Arawakan languages, Arawakan language, or possibly Cariban languages, Cariban, via French ''anolis''. ;Barbecue wikt:barbecue, (definition): from an Arawakan languages, Arawakan language of Haiti ''barbakoa'', "framework of sticks", via

''barbacoa''. ;Buccaneer wikt:buccaneer, (definition): from an Arawakan languages, Arawakan language ''buccan'', "a wooden frame on which Taínos and Caribs slowly roasted or smoked meat",via French ''boucane''. ;Cacique or cassique wikt:cacique, (definition): from Taíno language, Taíno ''cacike'' or Arawak language, Arawak "chieftain" ;Caiman wikt:caiman, (definition): from a Maipurean languages#Northern Maipurean, Ta-Maipurean language, "water spirit" (c.f. Garifuna language, Garifuna ), though possibly ultimately of African origin. ;Canoe wikt:canoe, (definition): from Taíno language, Taíno via

''canoa''. ;Cassava wikt:cassava, (definition): from Taíno language, Taíno ''caçabi'', "manioc meal", via

or Portuguese language, Portuguese. ;Cay wikt:cay, (definition): from Taíno language, Taíno, via Spanish . ;Guaiacum, Guaiac wikt:guaiac, (definition): from Taíno language, Taíno ''guayacan'' via Spanish and Latin. ;Guava wikt:guava, (definition): from an Arawakan language, by way of Spanish . ;Hammock wikt:hammock, (definition): from Taíno language, Taíno, via Spanish . ;Hurricane wikt:hurricane, (definition): from Taíno language, Taíno ''hurakán'', via

. ;Iguana wikt:iguana, (definition): from an Arawakan languages, Arawakan language ''iwana''. ;Macana wikt:macana, (definition): from Taíno language, Taíno ''macana'' via Spanish. ;Maize wikt:maize, (definition): from Taíno language, Taíno ''mahís'', via Spanish. ;Mangrove wikt:mangrove, (definition): from Taíno language, Taíno, via

''mangle'' or Portuguese language, Portuguese ''mangue''. ;Papaya wikt:papaya, (definition): from Taíno language, Taíno. ;Potato wikt:potato, (definition): from Taíno language, Taíno or Haitian Cariban languages, Carib ''batata'' 'sweet potato', via

''patata''. ;Savanna wikt:savanna, (definition): from Taíno language, Taíno ''zabana'', via

. ;Tobacco wikt:tobacco, (definition): probably from an Arawakan languages, Arawakan language, via es, tabaco. ;Cassava, Yuca wikt:yucca, (definition): from Taíno language, Taíno, via

Words from Tupi–Guaraní languages, Tupi-Guaraní

;Acai wikt:acai, (definition): from Tupi language, Tupi ''*ɨβasaí'', via Brazilian Portuguese ''assaí'', ''uaçaí'', ''açaí''. ;Ani (bird), Ani wikt:ani, (definition): from Tupi language, Tupi ''*anúʔí''. ;Agouti wikt:agouti, (definition): from Tupian languages, Tupi–Guaraní ''akutí'', via Portuguese language, Portuguese ''aguti'' through French. ;Cashew wikt:cashew, (definition): from Tupi language, Tupí ''acaîu,'' via Portuguese language, Portuguese ''caju''. ;Capybara wikt:capybara, (definition): from Guarani language, Guaraní ''kapibári'' 'the grass eater ' via Portuguese language, Portuguese ''capivara'' through French. ;Catupiry wikt:catupiry, (definition): from Guarani language, Guaraní ''katupyry'' via Portuguese language, Brazilian Portuguese. ;Cayenne wikt:cayenne, (definition): from Tupi language, Tupí ''kyinha'' via French. ;Cougar wikt:cougar, (definition): ultimately corrupted from Guarani language, Guaraní ''guaçu ara''. ;Jaguar wikt:jaguar, (definition): from Old Tupi language, Tupinambá via Portuguese language, Portuguese ''jaguar'' through French ,.Jensen, Cheryl (1999). "Tupí–Guaraní". In The Amazonian Languages, eds. R. M. W. Dixon and Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, pp. 125–163. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 126 ;Jaguarundi wikt:jaguarundi, (definition): from Guaraní language, Guaraní via Portuguese language, Portuguese. ;Maraca wikt:maraca, (definition): from Tupi language, Tupí ''maraka'' via Portuguese language, Portuguese. ;Macaw wikt:macaw, (definition): via Portuguese language, Portuguese ''Macau'' from Tupi language, Tupi ''macavuana,'' which may be the name of a type of palm tree the fruit of which the birds eat. ;Manioc wikt:manioc, (definition): from Old Tupi language, Tupinambá via Portuguese language, Portuguese ''man(d)ioca'' through French . ;Petunia wikt:petunia, (definition): from Tupi language, Tupí ''petun'' 'smoke' via Portuguese language, Portuguese. ;Piranha wikt:piranha, (definition): from Tupi language, Tupí ''pirã́ja, pirã́nʸa'', from ''pirá'' 'fish' + ''ã́ja, ã́nʸa'' 'tooth', via Portuguese language, Portuguese. ;Seriema wikt:seriema, (definition):from Old Tupi language, Tupinambá ''siriema'' 'the crested one' via Portuguese language, Portuguese ;Tapioca wikt:tapioca, (definition): from Old Tupi language, Tupinambá 'juice squeezed out', from ''tipi'' 'residue, dregs' + ''og'', ''ok'' 'to squeeze out', via Portuguese language, Portuguese. ;Tapir wikt:tapir, (definition): from Old Tupi language, Tupinambá via Portuguese language, Portuguese ''tapir'' through French . ;Tegu wikt:tegu, (definition): from Old Tupi language, Tupinambá ''teiú-guaçú'' 'big lizard' via Portuguese language, Portuguese ''teiú'' ;Toucan wikt:toucan, (definition): from Old Tupi language, Tupinambá via Portuguese language, Portuguese ''tucano'' through French , via Portuguese language, Portuguese and French.

Words from other indigenous languages of the Americas

;Abalone wikt:abalone, (definition): from Rumsen language, Rumsen ''awlun'' and Ohlone ''aluan'', via

''abulón.'' ;Alpaca wikt:alpaca, (definition): from Aymara language, Aymara ''allpaka'', via

. ;Appaloosa wikt:appaloosa, (definition): Either named for the Palouse River, whose name comes from Sahaptin language, Sahaptin ''palú:s'', "what is standing up in the water"; or for Opelousas, Louisiana, Opelousas, Louisiana, which may come from Choctaw language, Choctaw ''api losa'', "black body". ;Barracuda wikt:barracuda, (definition): from Spanish, perhaps originally from Carib language, Carib. ;Bayou wikt:bayou, (definition): from early Choctaw language, Choctaw ''bayuk'', "creek, river", via French. ;Camassia, Camas wikt:camas, (definition): from Nez Perce language, Nez Perce '. ;Cannibal wikt:cannibal, (definition): via

''Caníbalis'', from a Cariban languages, Cariban language, meaning "person, Indian", (Proto-Cariban ''*karípona''), based on the Spaniards' belief that the Caribs ate human flesh. ;Catalpa wikt:catalpa, (definition): from Creek language, Creek ''katałpa'' "head-wing", with ''(i)ká'', "head" + ''(i)táłpa'', "wing". ;Cenote wikt:cenote, (definition): from Yucatec Maya language, Yucatec Maya ''dzonot'' or ''ts'onot'' meaning "well". ;Cheechako wikt:cheechako, (definition): from Chinook Jargon + ''chako'', "new come". ''Chee'' comes from Chinookan languages, Lower Chinook ''čxi'', "straightaway", and for ''chako'' c.f. Nuuchahnulth language, Nuuchahnulth ''čokwaa'', "come!" ;Chicha: via Spanish from Kuna language, Kuna ''chichab'', "maize" or from Nahuatl , "fermented water." ;Chinook wind, Chinook wikt:chinook, (definition): from Chehalis (tribe), Lower Chehalis , the name of a village, via Chinook Jargon, Chinook Trade Jargon. ;Chuckwalla wikt:chuckwalla, (definition): from Cahuilla ''čáxwal''. ;Coho wikt:coho, (definition): from Halkomelem language, Halkomelem ''k̉ʷə́xʷəθ'' (). ;Zamia integrifolia, Coontie wikt:coontie, (definition): from Creek language, Creek ''conti hetaka.'' ;Coypu wikt:coypu, (definition): from Mapudungun ''coipu'', via American Spanish ''coipú''. ;Common degu, Degu wikt:degu, (definition): from Mapudungun ''deuñ'', via Spanish. ;Divi-divi wikt:divi-divi, (definition): from Cumanagoto. ;Dory wikt:dory, (definition): from Miskito language, Miskito ''dóri, dúri.'' ;Eulachon wikt:eulachon, (definition): from a Cree adaptation of Chinook Jargon, Chinook Trade Jargon ''ulâkân'', itself a borrowing of Chinookan languages, Clatsap ''u-tlalxwə(n)'', "brook trout". ;Gaucho wikt:gaucho, (definition): via Spanish, probably from a South American indigenous language, cf. Araucanian languages, Araucanian ''cauchu'' 'wanderer'. ;Geoduck wikt:geoduck, (definition): from Lushootseed (Nisqually) ''gʷídəq''. ;Guan (bird), Guan wikt:guan, (definition): from Kuna language, Kuna ''kwama''. ;High muckamuck wikt:muckamuck, (definition): from Chinook Jargon , "eat, food, drink", of unknown origin. ;Hogan wikt:hogan, (definition): from Navajo language, Navajo ''hooghan''. ;Moonshine, Hooch wikt:hooch, (definition): a shortening of "Hoochinoo", the name of a Tlingit village, from Tlingit language, Tlingit ''xutsnuuwú'', "brown bear fort". ;Kachina wikt:kachina, (definition): from Hopi language, Hopi ''katsína'', "spirit being". ;Jojoba wikt:jojoba, (definition): via Spanish, from some Uto-Aztecan language, cf. Oʼodham language, O'odham ''hohowai'' and Yaqui language, Yaqui ''hohoovam''. ;Kiva wikt:kiva, (definition): from Hopi language, Hopi ''kíva'' (containing ''ki-'', "house"). ;Kokanee salmon, Kokanee wikt:kokanee, (definition): perhaps from Salishan languages, Twana ''kəknǽxw.'' ;Manatee wikt:manatee, (definition): via

''manatí'', from a word in a Cariban languages, Cariban language meaning "(woman's) breast". ;Ohunka: from Lakota language, Lakota "false", "untrue". ;Peccary wikt:Peccary, (definition): from Galibi language, Galilbi Carib ''pakira''. ;Piki wikt:Piki, (definition): from Hopi language, Hopi. ;Pogonip wikt:Pogonip, (definition): from Shoshone language, Shoshone (), "fog". ;Poncho wikt:poncho, (definition): from Mapudungun ''pontho'' "woolen fabric", via Spanish. ;Potlatch wikt:potlatch, (definition): from Nuu-chah-nulth language, Nuuchahnulth (Nootka) ''p̉aƛp̉ač'' (, reduplication of ''p̉a'', "to make ceremonial gifts in potlatch", with the Aspect (linguistics)#Examples of various aspects rendered in English, iterative suffix ''-č'') via Chinook Jargon. ;Salal wikt:salal, (definition): from Chinook Jargon, Chinook Trade Jargon , from Chinookan languages, Lower Chinook ''salál''. ;Saguaro wikt:saguaro, (definition): via

, from some indigenous language, possibly Opata language, Opata. ;Bigfoot, Sasquatch wikt:sasquatch, (definition): From Halkomelem language, Halkomelem . ;Calochortus nuttallii, Sego wikt:sego, (definition): from Ute language, Ute-Southern Paiute (). ;Sequoia (genus), Sequoia wikt:sequoia, (definition): from a Cherokee language, Cherokee personal name, , with no further known etymology. ;Sockeye salmon, Sockeye wikt:sockeye, (definition): from Halkomelem language, Halkomelem . ;Skookum wikt:skookum, (definition): from Chinook Jargon , "powerful, supernaturally dangerous", from Salishan languages, Lower Chehalis ''skʷəkʷə́m'', "devil, anything evil, spirit monster". ;Tamarin wikt:tamarin, (definition): from a Cariban languages, Cariban language, via French. ;Tipi wikt:tipi, (definition): from Lakota language, Lakota ''thípi'', "house". ;Tupelo wikt:tupelo, (definition): Perhaps from Creek language, Creek ''’topilwa'', "swamp-tree", from ''íto'', "tree" + ''opílwa'', "swamp". ;Sagittaria, Wapatoo wikt:wapatoo, (definition): from Chinook Jargon , "arrowroot, wild potato", from Chinookan languages, Upper Chinook , a noun prefix + , which comes from Kalapuyan languages, Kalapuyan , "wild potato". ;Wakinyan wikt:wakinyan, (definition): from Lakota language, Lakota ''wa'', "people/things" + ''kiŋyaŋ'', "to fly". ;Yaupon wikt:yaupon, (definition): from Catawba language, Catawba ''yąpą'', from ''yą'', "wood/tree" + ''pą'', "leaf".RHD (1987:2200)

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