machicote

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Canada/mætʃəˈkoːdi/UK/matʃɪˈkəʊti/

noun

An underskirt worn by some Native American girls and women.

OriginOjibwe majigoodenh ← Proto-Algonquian *-iko·tay →
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Meanings

nounmachicote (plural machicotes)

plural machicotes

  1. CanadaUShistoricalAn underskirt worn by some Native American girls and women.

Origin

  1. Proto-Algonquian*-iko·tay“skirt”
  2. Ojibwemajigoodenh“dress”
  3. Englishmachicote

Borrowed from Ojibwe majigoodenh (“dress”), from Proto-Algonquian *-iko·tay (“skirt”), with an empty prefix and contemptive suffix.

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APA

machicote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machicote

MLA

“machicote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machicote. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “machicote,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machicote.

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