muskeg

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Cree maskek (ᒪᐢᑫᐠ).^[1]

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Can) IPA: /ˈmʌskeg/
• (UK) IPA: /ˈmʌskɛg/

[edit] Noun

muskeg (plural muskegs)

1. (Canadian) A terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce.
   • 1952, Farley Mowat, People of the Deer, Key Porter 2005, p. 2:

     Here, in a decaying cluster of buildings, the Winnipeg train turns gratefully back to the south and hurries to leave behind it the anonymous tangle of forests and muskegs.

• Notes:

1. ^ Maskek. Cree Dictionary