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Appendix:English terms of Native North American origin Sep 24th 2012, 03:25 ‎specific language and family unclear: so the formatting doesn't go crazy here ← Older revision Revision as of 03:25, 24 September 2012 Line 7: Line 7:   * [[appaloosa]] — "(breed of) horse having a spotted rump" — after the Palouse river, named for the Palouse region, which is either a {{fr}} or a {{qot}} name (not related to "appaloosa" meaning "catfish")   * [[appaloosa]] — "(breed of) horse having a spotted rump" — after the Palouse river, named for the Palouse region, which is either a {{fr}} or a {{qot}} name (not related to "appaloosa" meaning "catfish")   * [[pasheco]] (also: [[pashequa]], [[pashequaw]]) — "soft, dark cake of baked camas and ''Alectoria jubata''", "camas bulb/root" — ???   * [[pasheco]] (also: [[pashequa]], [[pashequaw]]) — "soft, dark cake of baked camas and ''Alectoria jubata''", "camas bulb/root" — ??? − * [[pipsissewa]] (also: [[pipissewa]]) — "umbellate wintergreen (''Chimaphila umbellata'')" — either from {{cr}} {{term||*pipsissewa|breaks (stones in the body) into small pieces|lang=cr}}, compare {{term|ᐲᐃᐧᓭᐧᐤ||she/he cuts pieces off someone|tr=[[pîwiswêw]]|lang=cr}}, or from {{abe}} {{term||kpipskwáhsawe|flower of the woods|lang=abe}} + * [[pipsissewa]] (also: [[pipissewa]]) — "umbellate wintergreen (''Chimaphila umbellata'')" — either from {{cr}} {{term||<nowiki></nowiki>*pipsissewa|breaks (stones in the body) into small pieces|lang=cr|sc=Latn}}, compare {{term|ᐲᐃᐧᓭᐧᐤ||she/he cuts pieces off someone|tr=[[pîwiswêw]]|lang=cr}}, or from {{abe}} {{term||kpipskwáhsawe|flower of the woods|lang=abe}}   * [[quinnat]] (or: [[quinnet]]) — "Chinook salmon of the genus ''Oncorhynchus''" — ?? (perhaps Chinook?)   * [[quinnat]] (or: [[quinnet]]) — "Chinook salmon of the genus ''Oncorhynchus''" — ?? (perhaps Chinook?)   * [[tabasco]] — "particular variety of chili pepper having a conical shape and a bitter and burning taste", "spicy pepper sauce made from tabasco pepper" — (from the name of the Mexican state "Tabasco",) from either a {{etyl:myn}} term meaning "our lord of eight lions", or a {{nah}} term meaning "damp earth"   * [[tabasco]] — "particular variety of chili pepper having a conical shape and a bitter and burning taste", "spicy pepper sauce made from tabasco pepper" — (from the name of the Mexican state "Tabasco",) from either a {{etyl:myn}} term meaning "our lord of eight lions", or a {{nah}} term meaning "damp earth"

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