pembina
American
[pem-buh-nuh, pem-bee-]
/ ˈpɛm bə nə, pɛmˈbi- /
noun
Canadian (chiefly the Prairie Provinces).
Etymology
Origin of pembina
1750–60; earlier panbina, pemine < Canadian French (now spelling pimbina ) < Cree ni·pimina·na, plural of ni·pimina·n, a derivative with -min- berry
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