English Explanatory Dictionary

machicote

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An underskirt worn by some Native American girls and women.

Pronunciation

/mætʃəˈkoːdi/ /matʃɪˈkəʊti/

Word forms

machicote machicotes

Etymology

Borrowed from Ojibwe majigoodenh (“dress”), from Proto-Algonquian *-iko·tay (“skirt”), with an empty prefix and contemptive suffix.

Related words

matchcoat machicotage
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