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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmocassim
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mo-ka-ˈsĩ
"Ele prefere usar mocassim no verão."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A soft leather shoe, typically made of deerskin, traditionally worn by Native Americans and characterized by a sole and sides made of one piece of leather.
"He walked silently across the wooden floor wearing his traditional beaded moccasins." - 2
A modern slip-on shoe styled after this traditional footwear, often with a raised seam on the toe.
"She slipped on her suede moccasins before running errands around the neighborhood."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Powhatan (Algonquian) word 'makasin' or the related Massachusett 'mohkoxin', meaning shoe. The term entered English in the early 17th century through early colonial interactions in North America, originally referring to the traditional soft leather footwear worn by Indigenous peoples.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Moccasin" is said worldwide
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mocassin
Transliteration: mo-ka-sɛ̃
"Il porte des mocassins en cuir souple."
Mokassin
Transliteration: mɔkaˈsiːn
"Er trägt bequeme Mokassins aus Leder."
mocassino
Transliteration: mo-kas-ˈsi-no
"Ha comprato un paio di mocassini eleganti."
mocasín
Transliteration: mo-ka-ˈsin
"Los mocasines son zapatos muy cómodos."
mocassim
Transliteration: mo-ka-ˈsĩ
"Ele prefere usar mocassim no verão."
मोकासिन
Transliteration: mokasin
"उसने चमड़े के आरामदायक मोकासिन पहने।"
莫卡辛鞋
Transliteration: mò kǎ xīn xié
"他穿了一双轻便的莫卡辛鞋。"
모카신
Transliteration: mokasin
"그는 편안한 모카신을 신었다."
モカシン
Transliteration: mokashin
"彼は柔らかい革のモカシンを履いていた。"
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