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- [kin-i-kuh-nik]
- /ˌkɪn ɪ kəˈnɪk/
- /kˈɪnɪkˌɪnɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kin-i-kuh-nik]
- /ˌkɪn ɪ kəˈnɪk/
Definitions of kinnikinnick word
- noun kinnikinnick a mixture of bark, dried leaves, and sometimes tobacco, formerly smoked by the Indians and pioneers in the Ohio valley. 1
- noun kinnikinnick any of various plants used in this mixture, especially the common bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, of the heath family. 1
- noun kinnikinnick A smoking mixture used by North American Indians as a substitute for tobacco or for mixing with it, typically consisting of dried sumac leaves and the inner bark of willow or dogwood. 1
- noun kinnikinnick the dried leaves and bark of certain plants, sometimes with tobacco added, formerly smoked by some North American Indians 0
- noun kinnikinnick any of the plants used for such a preparation, such as the sumach Rhus glabra 0
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Origin of kinnikinnick
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
1790-1800; earlier killikinnick, etc., < Unami Delaware kələk˙əní˙k˙an literally, admixture, derivative of Proto-Algonquian *keleken- mix (it) with something different by hand
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Parts of speech for Kinnikinnick
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kinnikinnick popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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