machicote
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ojibwe majigoodenh (“dress”), from Proto-Algonquian *-iko·tay (“skirt”), with an empty prefix and contemptive suffix.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
machicote (plural machicotes)
- (US, Canada, historical) An underskirt worn by some Native American girls and women.