pôngoks
Abenaki
Etymology
From English pancakes. (An alternative theory that the term derives from Dutch pannekoek is phonologically and historically/geographically less plausible.)
Noun
pôngoks (animate plural pôngoksak)
- pancake
References
- 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