kinnikinnick
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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
Etymology
Originally spelled with an "l" in the first part (i.e. killikinick, killikinnick). From Unami këlëkënikàn (“smoking mixture, killikinick”).
Pronunciation
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
- (plant): bearberry (Arctostaphylos), red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea), silky cornel (Cornus amomum), Canadian bunchberry (Cornus canadensis), evergreen sumac (Rhus virens), littleleaf sumac (Rhus microphylla).
References
- “Kinnikinic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “kinnikinnick”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “kinnikinnick”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.