pôngoks

Abenaki

Etymology

From English pancakes. (An alternative theory that the term derives from Dutch pannekoek is phonologically and historically/geographically less plausible.)

Noun

pôngoks (animate plural pôngoksak)

1. pancake

References

• Nicoline van der Sijs, Cookies, Coleslaw, and Stoops: The Influence of Dutch on the North American languages (2009, →ISBN
• Siobhan Senier, Dawnland Voices: An Anthology of Indigenous Writing (2014, →ISBN
• Laurent, New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues