babiche meaning: definition, etymology

babiche

noun

/bəˈbiːʃ/ · /bæˈbiːʃ/

Etymology First attested around 1800–10. From Canadian French, from Mi'kmaq ápapíj (“cord, thread”), diminutive of ápapi, from Proto-Algonquian *aʔlapa·py, *aʔlapa·pyi, from *aʔlapy- (“net”) + *-a·py (“string”).

Canada, US Thong(s) of rawhide or sinew used as cord, lacing, or webbing, in the manufacture of snowshoes, braided straps and tumplines, fishing and harpoon lines, knit bags, etc.

Related terms: Gadacz, René R. (2008)., in the Canadian Encyclopedia