noun
manitou
Manitou (noun) means a god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians.
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A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians.
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Etymology
From Pidgin Delaware Manétto, from Unami manëtu and Munsee manútoow, later influenced by French manitou, from Cree/Montagnais manito꞉w; from Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”).
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"manitou" (noun) means a god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians.