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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *wexpwaˑkana. Cognates include Narragansett hopuònck, Powhatan apokan/vppocane/vhpoocan̄, Menominee ohpuakan, Fox ohpwâkana.
Noun
hupokàn inan (plural hupokàna, adjectival hupokàni)
- pipe (for smoking)
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “hupokàn”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project