English Explanatory Dictionary

quickhatch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The wolverine.

Pronunciation

/ˈkwɪkhatʃ/

Word forms

quickhatch quickhatches quickehatch quickèhatch quiquehatch queequehatch quequahatch quequehatch quiquahatch quiquihatch quickahash

Etymology

From East Cree *ᑸᐦᑾᐦᐋᒉᐤ (*kwiihkwahaacew) (modern Cree ᑮᐦᑿᐦᐋᐦᑫᐤ (kiihkwahaahkew, “wolverine”); compare Ojibwe gwiingwa'aage); assimilated to quick + hatch, omitting the middle syllable present in older forms.

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