waabooz

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wa·poswa.

Noun

waabooz anim (plural waaboozoog, diminutive waaboozoons, pejorative waaboozosh)

1. rabbit, snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus

References

• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/waabooz-na

Ottawa

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wa·poswa.

Noun

waabooz anim

1. rabbit

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 518