pôngoks

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Abenaki

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Etymology

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From English pancakes. (An alternative theory that the term derives from Dutch pannekoek is phonologically and historically/geographically less plausible.)

Noun

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pôngoks (animate plural pôngoksak)

  1. pancake

References

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  • Nicoline van der Sijs, Cookies, Coleslaw, and Stoops: The Influence of Dutch on the North American languages (2009, →ISBN
  • Siobhan Senier, Dawnland Voices: An Anthology of Indigenous Writing (2014, →ISBN
  • Laurent, New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues