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watap

watap 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.

Noun

watap (usually uncountable, plural wataps)

  1. (Canada, US, usually) The root of the spruce, and sometimes also of the pine, split lengthwise into strips and used in the construction of baskets and canoes.

Forms of watap

pluralwataps
alternative formwatape
alternative formwattape

Origin of watap

From Ojibwe wadab (“a spruce root”).

Questions about watap

What does watap mean?
Watap means the root of the spruce, and sometimes also of the pine, split lengthwise into strips and used in the construction of baskets and canoes.
What part of speech is watap?
Watap is a noun.
What is the plural of watap?
The plural of watap is wataps.

Words near watap in the dictionary

  1. watamans
  2. Watanabe
  3. watanabeite
  4. Watanabes
  5. Watanobbi
  6. watap
  7. watape
  8. wataps
  9. Watari
  10. watasemycin
  11. watasemycins

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