Etymology

pembina

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Today it means: Squashberry, lowbush cranberry (Viburnum edule). Full definition →

Canadian French pembina ← Cree nîpiminâna ← Ojibwe niibiminaa
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  1. Ojibwe · derived fromniibiminaa
  2. Cree · derived fromnîpiminâna
  3. Canadian French · borrowed frompembina
  4. English todaypembina

Likely from Canadian French pembina, pimbina, from Cree nîpiminâna or Ojibwe niibiminaa, an earlier form of aniibimin (“high-bush cranberry”).

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