Meanings
plural Passamaquoddies
- A member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).
Synonyms: Peskotomuhkati
- The Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy, still spoken in Maine and New Brunswick.
Synonyms: Peskotomuhkati
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).
proper nounThe Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy, still spoken in Maine and New Brunswick.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna member of the Algonquian people related to the Malecite and living in northeastern Maine and New Brunswick
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Malecite-PassamaquoddyPeskotomuhkat“those who spear pollock / those who live where there are pollock”
- EnglishPassamaquoddy
From Malecite-Passamaquoddy Peskotomuhkat (“those who spear pollock / those who live where there are pollock”).
More words from Malecite-Passamaquoddy
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Passamaquoddy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Passamaquoddy
“Passamaquoddy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Passamaquoddy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Passamaquoddy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Passamaquoddy.
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