waabooz

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wa·poswa.

Noun

waabooz anim (plural waaboozoog, diminutive waaboozoons, pejorative waaboozosh)

1. a rabbit or hare, especially a snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus

Derived terms

• manidoo-waabooz (“cottontail rabbit”)
• waaboozokaa (“there are (many) hares/rabbits”)

References

• Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “waabooz”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎^[1], University of Minnesota

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Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wa·poswa.

Noun

waabooz anim

1. rabbit

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001), Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 518