Canoed

/kəˈnoʊd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of canoe; traveled by canoe or paddled a canoe.

Etymology

From 'canoe' (the vessel) plus past tense '-ed.' Canoe itself comes from Arawakan 'kanawa' through Spanish and French colonizers who encountered Caribbean boats.

Kelly Says

The word 'canoe' is a linguistic souvenir from colonization—Europeans heard Caribbean Arawak people say 'kanawa' for their boats and spread the word around the world, making it standard English.

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