moccasin

A moccasin is an outdoor slipper, made of moose skin or other soft leather, consisting of a sole (made with leather that has not been "worked") and sides made of one piece of leather, stitched together at the top, and sometimes with a vamp (additional panel of leather). The sole is soft and flexible and the upper part often is adorned with embroidery or beading. Though sometimes worn inside, it is chiefly intended for outdoor use, as in exploring wildernesses and running. Historically, it is the footwear of many indigenous peoples of North America; moreover, hunters, traders, and European settlers wore them. Etymologically, the moccasin derives from the Algonquian language Powhatan word makasin (cognate to Massachusett mohkisson / mokussin, Ojibwa makizin, Mi'kmaq mksɨn), and from the Proto-Algonquian word *maxkeseni (shoe).

Moccasin ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten:

• Moccasin (Arizona)
• Moccasin (Illinois)
• Moccasin (Plumas County, Kalifornien)
• Moccasin (Tuolumne County, Kalifornien)
• Moccasin (Montana)
• Moccasin (Tennessee)

De mocassin (Engels: moccasin ) is schoeisel dat traditioneel gedragen wordt door de inheemse volkeren van Noord-Amerika (de indianen). Elk volk heeft zijn eigen kenmerkende mocassinstijl. Het woord "mocassin" is afgeleid van het Powhatan-woord makasin. In andere Algonkische talen worden vergelijkbare benamingen gebruikt, zoals mohkisson/mokussin in Massachusett, makizin in Ojibwe en m'kusun in Mi'kmaq.