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manoomin

/mʌˈnuːmɪn/

manoomin noun: wild rice, usually northern wild rice (Zizania palustris).

Noun

manoomin (uncountable)

  1. wild rice, usually northern wild rice (Zizania palustris)

Origin of manoomin

Borrowed from Ojibwe manoomin, from Proto-Algonquian *maθo·mina. Doublet of mnomen, which is from Potawatomi, and Mahnomen, a placename.

Questions about manoomin

What does manoomin mean?
Manoomin means wild rice, usually northern wild rice (Zizania palustris).
What part of speech is manoomin?
Manoomin is a noun.
How do you pronounce manoomin?
Manoomin is pronounced /mʌˈnuːmɪn/.

Words near manoomin in the dictionary

  1. Manono
  2. Manoogian
  3. Manoogians
  4. Manookian
  5. manool
  6. manoomin
  7. manoos
  8. manooses
  9. manooshe
  10. manopause
  11. manor

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