different between algonquian vs sagamore

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sagamore

English

Etymology

First attested in the 1610s–1620s. From an Algonquian language; compare Abenaki sôgmô, sôgemô (“chief”); Penobscot sagama, sagema, sagemo, sangemo (“chief”); Mi'kmaq saqamaw (“chief”). Ultimately the same Proto-Algonquian root *sa·kima·wa as sachem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?sæ??m??(?)/

Noun

sagamore (plural sagamores)

A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Courtship of Miles Standish
  Be it sagamore, sachem, or powwow.
(obsolete) A juice used in medicine.
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Synonyms

sachem

Anagrams

georamas

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