kinnikinnick
English
Alternative forms
- A wide variety of spelling variants are attested, including forms with "l" in the first part, like killikinick (which are the original forms). Most variations are rare; the only common forms are kinnikinnick (the most common form since 1930), kinnikinnik, kinnikinnic, kinikinik (popular around 1860), kinnickinick, kinnickinnick, kinnikinic, kinnikinick (popular from 1900 to 1930), kinnikinik; killikinick, killikinnick; k'nick-k'neck.
rare alternative forms
- kanikanik
- kilikinic, kilikinick
- kinekinic, kinekinick
- kinickinic, kinickinick
- kinikenick
- kinikinic, kinikinick
- kinikinnick, kinikinnik
- kinikkinik
- kinnakinnick
- kinnekinic, kinnekinick, kinnekinik
- kinnekinnic, kinnekinnick, kinnekinnik
- kinnikinick
- kinnikinneck
Etymology
Originally spelled with an "l" in the first part (i.e. killikinick, killikinnick). From Unami këlëkënikàn (“smoking mixture, killikinick”).
Noun
kinnikinnick (usually uncountable, plural kinnikinnicks)
- A mixture of bark, dried leaves, and often berries and/or tobacco, which is smoked.
- Any of the plants whose berries, leaves or bark are used in this mixture.
- He ate kinnikinnick berries.
Meronyms
References
- “Kinnikinic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “kinnikinnick”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “kinnikinnick”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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