rabaska

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noun

A large canoe, originally made of tree bark and used by the Algonquin people, now a kind used in sport and recreation.

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Meanings

nounrabaska (plural rabaskas)

plural rabaskas

  1. A large canoe, originally made of tree bark and used by the Algonquin people, now a kind used in sport and recreation.

Origin

A Canadianism from New France, derived from athapaskaw, a word common to Algonquin and Cree.

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APA

rabaska. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabaska

MLA

“rabaska.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabaska. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rabaska,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabaska.

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