Meanings
nounwapato (plural wapatos or wapatoes)
plural wapatos · plural wapatoes · alternative wapatoo · alternative wappato
- CanadaUSBroadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), or its edible bulbous root.
Synonyms: duck potato
Synonyms & antonyms
nounBroadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), or its edible bulbous root.
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Origin
- Algonquian
- Chinook Jargonwapato
- Englishwapato
From Chinook Jargon wapato, from Wasco-Wishram, or a word from an unknown Algonquian language used by the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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APA
wapato. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wapato
MLA
“wapato.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wapato. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wapato,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wapato.
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