kouse

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Chinook Jargon.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʊs/

Noun

kouse (uncountable)

  1. A plant or herb with edible roots, in the genus Lomatium, used in traditional Native American foods and medicines.

References

  1. 2003, Ella E. Clark, Robert Bruce Inverarity, Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest, page 221

Further reading

Afrikaans

Noun

kouse

  1. plural of kous
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