Etymology

kooyah

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Today it means: Valeriana edulis, or the large, internally bright yellow, edible root of this plant, which tastes and smells like tobacco until cooked, when it becomes sweet. Full definition →

Shoshone kuya
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The story

  1. Shoshone · borrowed fromkuya“tobacco root, Valeriana edulis”
  2. English todaykooyah

Borrowed from Shoshone kuya (“tobacco root, Valeriana edulis”).

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