Etymology

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Today it means: A vessel with curved sides, typically of wood or bark, used by Australian Aboriginals for holding water, collecting berries etc. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Gamilaraay guliman
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The story

  1. Gamilaraay · derived fromguliman
  2. English todaycoolamon

From Gamilaraay guliman (and similar forms in neighbouring languages).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A vessel with curved sides, typically of wood or bark, used by Australian Aboriginals for holding water, collecting berries etc.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.