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manoomin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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

Etymology

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

Meanings

(uncountable) wild rice, usually northern wild rice (Zizania palustris)