babiche

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈbiːʃ/, /bæˈbiːʃ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧biche

Noun

babiche (plural babiches)

1. (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.

See also

• Gadacz, René R. (2008). “Babiche”, in the Canadian Encyclopedia.

References

• Katherine Barber, editor (1998), “babiche”, in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• “babiche”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• Elizabeth J. Jewell, Frank Abate, Erin McKean, editors (2005), “babiche”, in The New Oxford American Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Mi'kmaq ápapíj (“cord, thread”). See above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.biʃ/

• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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Noun

babiche f (plural babiches)

1. babiche

Related terms

• babichon

Further reading

• “babiche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.