Etymology

hopniss

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Today it means: Apios americana, a perennial vine that bears edible beans and large edible tubers. Full definition →

Unami hopënis
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  1. Unami · borrowed fromhopënis
  2. English todayhopniss

Borrowed from Unami hopënis (/hopənis/ (which has now shifted to meaning "potato"), compare Munsee óhpən, ohpën (“potato”)), possibly via Colonial Swedish. Compare katniss.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.