Definitions for moccasinˈmɒk ə sɪn, -zən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
moc•ca•sinˈmɒk ə sɪn, -zən(n.)
a heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece ofU-shaped leather on top of the foot, worn orig. by American Indians.
Category: Clothing
a hard-soled shoe or slipper resembling this.
Category: Reptiles and Amphibians
Ref: cottonmouth.
Origin of moccasin:
1612 (John Smith); < Virginia Algonquian
Princeton's WordNet
moccasin, mocassin(noun)
soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
Wiktionary
moccasin(Noun)
A kind of shoe with low heels, with the top sides stitched upwards.
moccasin(Noun)
A Native North American shoe made of deerskin.
moccasin(Noun)
Any of several North American snakes of the genus Agkistrodon.
moccasin(Adjective)
Of a light beige colour, like that of a moccasin.
Origin: From mockasins, mawhcasuns (plural).
Webster Dictionary
Moccasin(noun)
a shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe worn by the American Indians
Moccasin(noun)
a poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles
Translations for moccasin
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
moccasin(noun)
a type of shoe, made of soft leather, worn by American Indians; an imitation of it.
- mokassinAfrikaans
- حِذاء من جِلْد الغَزال الناعِمArabic
- мокасиниBulgarian
- mocassimPortuguese (BR)
- mokasínCzech
- der MokassinGerman
- mokkasinDanish
- μοκασίνιGreek
- mocasínSpanish
- mokassiinEstonian
- کفش سبکFarsi
- mokkasiiniFinnish
- mocassinFrench
- מוּקָאסִיןHebrew
- नरम चमडे़ से बना सपाट जूताHindi
- mokasin, indijanski opanakCroatian
- mokaszinHungarian
- mokasinIndonesian
- mokkasíaIcelandic
- mocassinoItalian
- モカシン靴Japanese
- 모카신Korean
- mokasinasLithuanian
- mokasīnsLatvian
- mokasinMalay
- mocassinDutch
- mokasinNorwegian
- mokasynPolish
- نوع بوتPersian
- يو ډول بوټونهPashto
- mocassimPortuguese
- mocasinRomanian
- мокасинRussian
- mokasínaSlovak
- mokasinSlovenian
- mokasinaSerbian
- mockasinSwedish
- รองเท้าหนังกวางนุ่มไม่มีส้นของชาวอินเดียนแดงThai
- mokasenTurkish
- (北美原住民)軟皮鞋Chinese (Trad.)
- мокасинUkrainian
- نرم چمڑی کا بے ایزی کا جوتاUrdu
- giầy da đanhVietnamese
- 鹿皮（软皮）鞋Chinese (Simp.)
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