quickhatch

English

Alternative forms

quickehatch, quickèhatch, quiquehatch, queequehatch, quequahatch, quequehatch, quiquahatch, quiquihatch, quickahash (obsolete)

Etymology

From East Cree *ᑸᐦᑾᐦᐋᒉᐤ (*kwiihkwahaacew) (modern Cree ᑮᐦᑿᐦᐋᐦᑫᐤ (kiihkwahaahkew, “wolverine”); compare Ojibwe gwiingwa'aage); assimilated to quick +‎ hatch, omitting the middle syllable present in older forms.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪkhatʃ/

Noun

quickhatch (plural quickhatches)

(Canada) The wolverine.

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