Very slicked down hair. sp̓íit áwa wápšaš ‘he has slicked down hair’; míimi ana kú yápaški pakúx̣ana tútanik aw kú sp̓íit památwanpɨnx̣ana ‘long ago when they would grease their hair they would comb themselves sleek’; twásp̓itk ‘slick down with comb or curry brush’. See also šp̓íit.
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation