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| has gloss | eng: A papoose (from the Algonquian papoos, meaning "child") is an American English loanword whose present meaning is "a Native American Indian child" (regardless of tribe). The word came originally from the Narragansett. In 1643 Roger Williams' recorded the word in his A Key Into the Language of America helping to popularize the word. |
| lexicalization | eng: Papoose |
| instance of | c/Algonquian loanwords |
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| media:img | Edward S. Curtis Collection People 007.jpg |
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