Etymology

shaganappi

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Today it means: A rawhide strap, e.g. as used to hold together Red River carts. Full definition →

Cree ᐲᓵᑲᓈᐱᕀ
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The story

  1. Cree · derived fromᐲᓵᑲᓈᐱᕀ“rawhide thong, rope”
  2. English todayshaganappi

From Cree ᐲᓵᑲᓈᐱᕀ (piisaakanaapiy, “rawhide thong, rope”) or a related word.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.