Etymology

musquash

Mus·quash
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Today it means: The muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus. Full definition →

First used 17th c.Abenaki moskwas
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musquash · noun1

  1. Abenaki · derived frommoskwas
  2. English todaymusquash

From Abenaki moskwas (or its Massachusett equivalent). Compare musquaw.

Musquash · proper noun2

Possibly derived from an Algonquian term with the meaning muskrat (“Ondatra zibethicus”). See musquash.

Words from the same roots

Abenakimoskwas all →

musquaw

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. The muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus.

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