Etymology

babiche

ba·biche
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Today it means: Thong(s) of rawhide or sinew used as cord, lacing, or webbing, in the manufacture of snowshoes, braided straps and tumplines, fishing and harpoon lines, knit bags, etc. Full definition →

Mi'kmaq ápapíj ← Proto-Algonquian *aʔlapa·py
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  1. Proto-Algonquian · derived from*aʔlapa·py
  2. Mi'kmaq · derived fromápapíj“cord, thread”
  3. English todaybabiche

First attested around 1800–10. From Canadian French, from Mi'kmaq ápapíj (“cord, thread”), diminutive of ápapi, from Proto-Algonquian *aʔlapa·py, *aʔlapa·pyi, from *aʔlapy- (“net”) + *-a·py (“string”).

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