moccasin

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Alternative forms

• mocassin

Etymology

From Powhatan mockasins, mawhcasuns (plural).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɑ.kə.ˌsɪn/
• Schoolbook Phonetics: (mŏʹku̇sĭnʺ)
• Last Resort Phonetics: MOCK-uh-SIN

Adjective

moccasin (not comparable)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Of a light beige colour, like that of a moccasin.

Derived terms

• moc
• moccasin flower
• moccasin telegraph
• water moccasin

Noun

moccasin (plural moccasins)

1. A kind of shoe with low heels, with the top sides stitched upwards.
2. A Native North American shoe made of deerskin.
3. A light beige colour, like that of a moccasin.

   moccasin colour:

4. Any of several North American snakes of the genus Agkistrodon.

Translations

low-heeled shoe

Finnish: avokas (fi) French: mocassin (fr) m. Hungarian: mokasszin (hu) Italian: mocassino (it) m. Japanese: モカシン (ja) (mokashin)

Ojibwe: ᒪᐦᑭᓯᓐ (makizin) Russian: мокасин (ru) (mokasín) m. Spanish: mocasín (es) m. Taos: kə̀obénemą

native North American deerskin shoe

Chinese: Mandarin: 鹿皮鞋 (zh) (lù píxié), 莫卡辛 (zh) (mòkǎxīn) Finnish: mokkasiini (fi) Japanese: モカシン (ja) (mokashin)

Korean: 모카신 (ko) (mokasin) Manx: carrane injinagh (gv) m. Ojibwe: ᒪᐦᑭᓯᓐ (makizin) Russian: мокасин (ru) (mokasín) m.

colour

snake

Finnish: mokkasiinikäärme (fi) Navajo: tó tłʼiish

Ojibwe: newe

See also

• Appendix:Colors