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)