Our word squash is derived from the Indian askutasquash or isquoutersquash_.— Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02
Foreign Words and Phrases kayak from the Alaskan Yupik "qayaq" moccasin from the Virginia Algonquian moose from the Eastern Abenaki "mos" papoose from the Narragansett "papoos," child pecan from the Illinois "pakani" powwow from the Narragansett "powwaw," shaman quahog from the Narragansett "poquauhock" squash from the Narragansett "askutasquash" succotash from the Narragansett "msickquatash," boiled corn tepee from the Sioux "tipi," dwelling toboggan from the Micmac "topaghan" tomahawk from the Virginia Algonquian "tamahaac" totem from the Ojibwa "nindoodem," my totem wampum from the Massachusett "wampumpeag" wigwam from the Eastern Abenaki "wik'wom"— infoplease - Daily Almanac
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