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Hammock

3 stages from Taíno to English.

Today it means a hanging bed or couch made of fabric, rope, or netting
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hamaca
Taíno · pre-1500s
"a hanging bed"
a hanging bed woven from plant fiber
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hamaca
Spanish · 1500s
"a hanging bed"
adopted from Caribbean peoples
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Stage 3 of 3
hammock
English · 1500s-1600s
"a hanging bed of fabric or netting"
adopted for use aboard ships and in tropical settings
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