OJIBWA

[ ə(ʊ)'dʒɪbweɪ ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s )

1》 a member of an American Indian people inhabiting a wide area around Lake Superior.

2》 the Algonquian language of the ~.

Origin

from ~ ojibwe , said to mean 'puckered', with ref. to their moccasins.