manitou

Meaning

A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians.

Translations

manitou

manitu

manitó

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmanɪtuː/

Etymology

From Pidgin Delaware Manétto, from Unami manëtu (/manətːu/) and Munsee manutoow (manə́to꞉w) (later influenced by French manitou, from Cree/Montagnais manito꞉w); from Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”).