manoomin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. wild rice, usually northern wild rice (Zizania palustris)

Pronunciation

/mʌˈnuːmɪn/ /mʌˈnoʊ̯mɪn/ /məˈnuːmɪn/ /məˈnoʊ̯mɪn/

Word forms

manoomin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ojibwe manoomin, from Proto-Algonquian *maθo·mina. Doublet of mnomen, which is from Potawatomi, and Mahnomen, a placename.

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