hammock en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhæmɪk/ (Australia)
- /ˈhæmək/
- /ˈhæmək/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno *hamaka (compare Lokono hamaka, Wayuu jama'a), from Proto-Arawak *maka. Columbus, in the narrative of his first voyage, says: “A great many Indians in canoes came to the ship to-day for the purpose of bartering their cotton, and hamacas, or nets, in which they sleep.”
Meanings
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A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
[…] the poore ſaylers, who […] commonly get forthwith into their beds (or hamackoes) reſting their tyred bodies […]
1638, Tho[mas] Herbert, Some Yeares Travels Into Divers Parts of Asia and Afrique. […], 2nd edition, London: […] R[ichard] Bi[sho]p for Iacob Blome and Richard Bishop, →OCLC, book I, page 7:[W]ho vvould not rather Sleep Quietly upon a Hammock, vvithout either Cares in his Head, or Crudities in his Stomach, then lye Carking upon a Bed of State, vvith the Qualms and Tvvinges that accompany Surfeits and Exceſs?
1692, Roger L’Estrange, “[Miscellany Fables.] Fab[le] CCCLXXXIII. A Spider and the Gout [Reflexion].”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC, page 355:
- (US, qualifier:archaic outside dialects) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hammocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hammock netting · hammocklike · hammock litter · hammocky · banana hammock · hammockless
Descendants
Translations (98)
hi जालीदार झूला (swinging couch or bed) · es hamaca paraguaya (swinging couch or bed) · vi võng (swinging couch or bed) · lo ເປ (swinging couch or bed) · it amaca (swinging couch or bed) · cy hamog (swinging couch or bed) · mi moenga whakawerewere (swinging couch or bed) · be гама́к (swinging couch or bed) · km អង្រឹង (swinging couch or bed) · haw ʻahamaka (swinging couch or bed) · sk hojdacia sieť (swinging couch or bed) · ta கித்தான்கட்டில் (swinging couch or bed) · fi pusikko (piece of land) · gl hamaca (swinging couch or bed) · mww vaum vias (swinging couch or bed) · sl viseča mreža (swinging couch or bed) · cy hamogau (swinging couch or bed) · ur جالی دار جھولا (swinging couch or bed) · zro kwatíchaw (swinging couch or bed) · es hamaca (swinging couch or bed) · txu kubẽjaê (swinging couch or bed) · oc hamaca (swinging couch or bed) · pl hamak (swinging couch or bed) · sh visaljka (swinging couch or bed) · tr hamak (swinging couch or bed) · nn hengjekøye (swinging couch or bed) · la lectulus pensilis (swinging couch or bed) · ca hamaca (swinging couch or bed) · ko 해먹 (swinging couch or bed) · ia hamaca (swinging couch or bed) · sq shtrat i varur (swinging couch or bed) · sv hammock (swinging couch or bed) · sq hamak (swinging couch or bed) · pt rede (swinging couch or bed) · et võrkkiik (swinging couch or bed) · ka ჰამაკი (swinging couch or bed) · da hængekøje (swinging couch or bed) · he עַרְסָל (swinging couch or bed) · de Hängematte (swinging couch or bed) · eu hamaka (swinging couch or bed) · ms buaian rajut (swinging couch or bed) · es chinchorro (swinging couch or bed) · br gwele-skourr (swinging couch or bed) · bg хама́к (swinging couch or bed) · el αιώρα (swinging couch or bed) · sv hängmatta (swinging couch or bed) · fa بانوج (swinging couch or bed) · it branda (swinging couch or bed) · ga leaba luascáin (swinging couch or bed) · oc litiera (swinging couch or bed) · cmn 茂密的林地 (piece of land) · sh висаљка (swinging couch or bed) · fi riippumatto (swinging couch or bed) · pt rede de descanso (swinging couch or bed) · mk лежалка (swinging couch or bed) · uk гама́к (swinging couch or bed) · lv šūpuļtīkls (swinging couch or bed) · ota حاماق (swinging couch or bed) · grc αἰώρα (swinging couch or bed) · nb hengekøye (swinging couch or bed) · zro kwaticha (swinging couch or bed) · hi झूला (swinging couch or bed) · cmn 吊床 (swinging couch or bed) · my ပုခက် (swinging couch or bed) · fa بادنیج (swinging couch or bed) · is hengirúm (swinging couch or bed) · uk підві́сне лі́жко (swinging couch or bed) · hy համակ (swinging couch or bed) · eo hamako (swinging couch or bed) · sk hamak (swinging couch or bed) · pt rede de dormir (swinging couch or bed) · gcr anmak (swinging couch or bed) · hu függőágy (swinging couch or bed) · ga ámóg (swinging couch or bed) · hy գամակ (swinging couch or bed) · hy ցանցաճոճ (swinging couch or bed) · cs hamaka (swinging couch or bed) · cs houpací síť (swinging couch or bed) · fa ننو (swinging couch or bed) · sw machela (swinging couch or bed) · ro hamac (swinging couch or bed) · pt maca (swinging couch or bed) · ar أُرْجُوحَة شَبَكِيَّة (swinging couch or bed) · fur amaca (swinging couch or bed) · pdt Henjbad (swinging couch or bed) · th เปลญวน (swinging couch or bed) · fo heingikoyggja (swinging couch or bed) · fr hammock (piece of land) · mt branda (swinging couch or bed) · lt hamakas (swinging couch or bed) · ur جھولن کھٹولا (swinging couch or bed) · zai guixhe (swinging couch or bed) · fr hamac (swinging couch or bed) · de Bauminsel (piece of land) · rar ‘āmaka (swinging couch or bed) · nl hangmat (swinging couch or bed) · ru гама́к (swinging couch or bed) · ja ハンモック (swinging couch or bed)