Pennacook

noun

Pen·​na·​cook

ˈpenəˌku̇k

plural Pennacook or Pennacooks

1

: a confederacy of Algonquian peoples of southwestern Maine, northeastern Massachusetts, and New Hampshire

2

: a member of the Pennacook confederacy

Word History

Etymology

of Algonquian origin; akin to Abenaki pĭnâkuk downhill

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