netop

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Narragansett netoup, netop (“my friend, companion”). Compare Abenaki nidôba (“my friend”).

Noun

netop (plural netops)

  1. (US, New England dialectal, possibly archaic) Friend.

Usage notes

Formerly used by colonists when greeting Native Americans.

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