Pronounced: FIM-bree-ay-tuh, adj
Notes: Some crafty people may know this word — I didn’t
Yesterday’s word
The word sagamore means “a chief or leader”
Background / Comments
The word comes from the Indian (that is, Native American) Eastern Abenaki word sakama.
First usage
This word showed up in the early 1600s
Rejected word
I don’t know how well-known it is, but the word recuse was rejected because I happen to know it… do any of you?
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