Conestoga

名词 n. 专有名词
中文释义
英 /ˌkɒnəˈstəʊɡə/    美 /ˌkɑnəˈstoʊɡə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of Susquehannock, a member of a North Iroquoian people formerly living in Pennsylvania and Maryland. historical
  2. A type of draft horse developed in Pennsylvania. historical
  3. Ellipsis of Conestoga wagon. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,historical
    — Conestoga axles creaked under their loads as the barrels of molasses and bacon and meal rattled in the wagon beds.
专有名词
  1. A river in Pennsylvania, United States.

词形变化

Conestogas plural Conestoga plural

词源

词源 1
From Susquehannock kanahstó:ke (the name of a settlement, now Conestoga, Pennsylvania). According to Mithun, British colonists based the name on the Mohawk word tekanastoge (“place of the upright pole”). It may also be the anglicized form of Gandastogue, which may have been close to what the Susquehannock called themselves.
词源 2
From Susquehannock kanahstó:ke (the name of a settlement, now Conestoga, Pennsylvania). According to Mithun, British colonists based the name on the Mohawk word tekanastoge (“place of the upright pole”). It may also be the anglicized form of Gandastogue, which may have been close to what the Susquehannock called themselves.
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