Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sannup

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: san-nup
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male Native American, especially a married one; a brave.

American usage

noun

A mischievous male child.

American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"1736, Thomas Prince, Nathan Hale (editor), A Chronological History of New-England, in the Form of Annals, 1826, New Edition, Cummings, Hilliard, and Company, page 347, Chickatabot (the chief Sachem of the Massachusetts) comes with his sannups and squaws (that is, married men and their wives) to Boston, presents the governor with a hogshead of Indian corn."
"With this company, Miantonomo and his sachems dined, while the sannups were entertained hard by, in the inn recently built by Goodman Samuel Coles."
"Or rather, he obliged Miguen to do so, for the limping sannup could not pursue the quarry."

Etymology

From Penobscot senabe (“man”); compare Abenaki sanôba (“man”).

Word Breakdown

Root: senabe

Usage

American usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

sannups (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sachem squaw

Questions

What does sannup mean?: A male Native American, especially a married one; a brave.
Where does sannup come from?: From Penobscot senabe (“man”); compare Abenaki sanôba (“man”).

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