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Word: Kinnikinnick
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from a Delaware (Unami) word meaning ‘admixture’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkɪnɪkɪˈnɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a substance traditionally used by some North American Indian peoples as a substitute for tobacco or for mixing with it, typically consisting of dried sumac leaves and the inner bark of willow or dogwood.
Short Definition:substance used by North American Indians as substitute for tobacco
Variant Forms:
- kinnikinnic
- kinnikinnik
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