Where does “kotchimbo” come from?

kotchimbo (Narragansett) comes from Portuguese cachimbo, from Kimbundu kixima — cistern, tank, fountain, well.

kotchimbo (Narragansett): tobacco pipe

Definitions

  1. tobacco pipe

Ancestry of “kotchimbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecachimbopipe
2Kimbundukiximacistern, tank, fountain, well
Every word from Kimbundu kixima →Every word from Portuguese cachimbo →