kinnikinnick
/ˌkɪnɪkɪˈnɪk/(亦作-nic 或-nik)
noun
mass noun
1- a smoking mixture used by North American Indians as a substitute for tobacco or for mixing with it, typically consisting of dried sumac leaves and the inner bark of willow or dogwood(北美印第安人吸用的)烟草混合物; 烟草代用品(由干的漆树叶、柳树或山茱萸的内皮组成)。
1.1
- count noun N. Amer. the bearberry, which was also sometimes used in this mixture〈北美〉熊莓(有时亦用于此烟草混合物)。
词源
late 18th cent.: from a Delaware (Unami) word meaning admixture.