kinnikinnick

English

Alternative forms

• A wide variety of spelling variants are attested, including forms with "l" in the first part, like killikinick (which are the original forms). Most variations are rare; the only common forms are kinnikinnick (the most common form since 1930), kinnikinnik, kinnikinnic, kinikinik (popular around 1860), kinnickinick, kinnickinnick, kinnikinic, kinnikinick (popular from 1900 to 1930), kinnikinik; killikinick, killikinnick; k'nick-k'neck.

rare alternative forms

• kanikanik
• kilikinic, kilikinick
• kinekinic, kinekinick
• kinickinic, kinickinick
• kinikenick
• kinikinic, kinikinick
• kinikinnick, kinikinnik
• kinikkinik
• kinnakinnick
• kinnekinic, kinnekinick, kinnekinik
• kinnekinnic, kinnekinnick, kinnekinnik
• kinnikinick
• kinnikinneck

Etymology

Originally spelled with an "l" in the first part (i.e. killikinick, killikinnick). From Unami këlëkënikàn (“smoking mixture, killikinick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɪ.nɪ.kɪˈnɪk/, /ˌkɪ.nɪ.kəˈnɪk/, /ˈkɪ.nɪ.kəˌnɪk/

Noun

kinnikinnick (usually uncountable, plural kinnikinnicks)

1. A mixture of bark, dried leaves, and often berries and/or tobacco, which is smoked.
2. Any of the plants whose berries, leaves or bark are used in this mixture.

   He ate kinnikinnick berries.

Meronyms

• (plant): bearberry (Arctostaphylos), red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea), silky cornel (Cornus amomum), Canadian bunchberry (Cornus canadensis), evergreen sumac (Rhus virens), littleleaf sumac (Rhus microphylla).

References

• “Kinnikinic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.