Etymology

wapato

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Today it means: Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), or its edible bulbous root. Full definition →

Chinook Jargon wapato ← Algonquian
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  1. Algonquian · derived from
  2. Chinook Jargon · borrowed fromwapato
  3. English todaywapato

From Chinook Jargon wapato, from Wasco-Wishram, or a word from an unknown Algonquian language used by the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.