Word origins

• cardinalOf fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.
• lacrosseA sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.
• caribouAny of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the reindeer.
• Canadiennefemale French-Canadian
• pembinaSquashberry, lowbush cranberry (Viburnum edule).
• toqueA type of hat with no brim.
• voyageurA trader, particularly in furs, who worked (and explored) in the area of Canada and the northern United States from the 16th to early 19th centuries; they were often of Quebecois extraction.
• RobichaudA surname from French.
• poutineA dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy, eaten primarily in Canada.
• tuquea knit cap, often woollen but of varying shape, usually conical and topped by a pom-pom.
• bodewashDried buffalo or cow dung, sometimes used as fuel by pioneers.
• dépanneurA convenience store, especially one that sells alcohol.
• frazilA collection of stray ice crystals that form in fast-moving water.
• joualThe dialect of working-class Quebecers.
• parflecheA form of stiff leather made from rawhide.
• QuébécoisA native or inhabitant of the province of Quebec, Canada or the Quebec City, Quebec.
• sagamitéHulled Indian corn, or a stew made of this.
• wananishA fish from any of several freshwater populations of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar.