Is canoe a spanish origin

Updated: 8/20/2019

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There is a Spanish word Canoa. This came from the Spanish exploration of Haiti in the 1550's. The Arawak Indians used the word Canaoua

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What language is canoe derived from?

From Spanish "canoa."

Which country of origin did word canoe come from?

not a country but it was the first nations

What does canoa mean in Spanish?

Canoa means Canoe.

What language is the word canoe borrowed from?

Native American ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Canoe is directly from the Spanish canoa which in turn is from the Arawak canaoua.

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