wawa
wawa Lexical Profile
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American A prominent American chain of convenience stores and gas stations operating primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region and Florida, founded in Wawa, Pennsylvania.
"We stopped at a Wawa along the highway to grab coffee and sandwiches."
Water, especially in child-directed speech or baby talk.
"The toddler pointed to his empty cup and asked for more wawa."
North American Speech, talk, or conversation, especially in Chinook Jargon of the Pacific Northwest.
"The early fur traders conducted much of their daily wawa in Chinook Jargon."
A large West African forest tree (Triplochiton scleroxylon) of the mallow family, or its soft, lightweight, pale-colored timber widely used for carpentry and plywood; obeche.
"The carpenter selected seasoned wawa for the lightweight interior paneling."
Canadian A township in northern Ontario, Canada, located near the northeastern shore of Lake Superior along the Trans-Canada Highway, famous for its giant Canada goose monument.
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Word Origin & Etymology
As a Pacific Northwest term for speech, it derives from Chinook Jargon 'wáwa' ('to speak' or 'words'). In West African timber usage, it comes from Akan (Twi) 'wawa', while the baby-talk sense for water is reduplicative and imitative.