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kinnikinnick

Syllabification: (kin·ni·kin·nick)
Pronunciation: /ˌkinikiˈnik/
(also kinnikinnic or kinnikinnik)
Definition of kinnikinnick

noun

  • a smoking mixture used by North American Indians as a substitute for tobacco or for mixing with it, typically consisting of dried sumac leaves and the inner bark of willow or dogwood.
  • North American the bearberry, which was also sometimes used in kinnikinnick.

Origin:

late 18th century: from a Delaware (Unami) word meaning 'mixture'

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