babiche
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested around 1800–10. From Canadian French, from Mi'kmaq ápapíj (“cord, thread”), diminutive of ápapi, from Proto-Algonquian *aʔlapa·py, *aʔlapa·pyi, from *aʔlapy- (“net”) + *-a·py (“string”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]babiche (plural babiches)
- (Canada, US) Thong(s) of rawhide or sinew used as cord, lacing, or webbing, in the manufacture of snowshoes, braided straps and tumplines, fishing and harpoon lines, knit bags, etc.
See also
[edit]- Gadacz, René R. (2008). “Babiche”, in the Canadian Encyclopedia.
References
[edit]- “babiche” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- “babiche”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “babiche” in The New Oxford American Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2005
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Mi'kmaq ápapíj (“cord, thread”). See above.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]babiche f (plural babiches)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “babiche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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