Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kinnikinnick

/ˌkɪ.nɪ.kɪˈnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: kin-nikin-nick
IPA: /ˌkɪ.nɪ.kɪˈnɪk/

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixture of bark, dried leaves, and often berries and/or tobacco, which is smoked.

Uncountable

noun

Any of the plants whose berries, leaves or bark are used in this mixture.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He lit his pipe of kinikinnick, thought before he spoke."
"He ate kinnikinnick berries."

Etymology

Originally spelled with an "l" in the first part (i.e. killikinick, killikinnick). From Unami këlëkënikàn (“smoking mixture, killikinick”).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

kinnikinnicks (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce kinnikinnick?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɪ.nɪ.kɪˈnɪk/.
What does kinnikinnick mean?: A mixture of bark, dried leaves, and often berries and/or tobacco, which is smoked.
Where does kinnikinnick come from?: Originally spelled with an "l" in the first part (i.e. killikinick, killikinnick). From Unami këlëkënikàn (“smoking mixture, killikinick”).

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