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Where does “hackamore” come from?

hackamore (English) comes from Spanish jáquima, from Arabic شَكِيمَة.

hackamore (English): A kind of bridle with no bit

Definitions

  1. A kind of bridle with no bit

Ancestry of “hackamore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjáquimahackamore; drunkenness
2Arabicشَكِيمَة—
Every word from Arabic شَكِيمَة →