watap

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noun

The root of the spruce, and sometimes also of the pine, split lengthwise into strips and used in the construction of baskets and canoes.

OriginOjibwe wadab →
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Meanings

nounwatap (usually uncountable, plural wataps)

plural wataps · alternative watape · alternative wattape

  1. CanadaUSuncountableusuallyThe root of the spruce, and sometimes also of the pine, split lengthwise into strips and used in the construction of baskets and canoes.

Origin

  1. Ojibwewadab“a spruce root”
  2. Englishwatap

From Ojibwe wadab (“a spruce root”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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