hammock
English
/ˈhæmək/
noun
Definitions
- A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
- (US) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian hamaca (swing, hammock) derived from Taino *hamaka derived from Proto-Arawakan *hamaka.
Origin
Proto-Arawakan
*hamaka
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hammocked English
- hammocklike English
- Hängematte German
- Matte German
- hängen German
- amaca Italian
- hamak Dutch, Flemish
- hangen Dutch, Flemish
- hangmat Dutch, Flemish
- mat Dutch, Flemish
- hamac French
- hamaca Spanish, Castilian
- maca Portuguese
- hamaca Catalan, Valencian
- hangmat Afrikaans
- amaka Sranan Tongo
- *hamaka Taino
- hamaca Taino
- *hamaka Proto-Arawakan