English Explanatory Dictionary

Washoe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An indigenous people of the Great Basin in North America.
name
  1. An endangered Native American language isolate spoken by these people.
  2. Ellipsis of Washoe County.

Word forms

Washoe

Etymology

From English Wa She Shu, from Washo Wá꞉šiw ʔítlu (“Wašišiw”) Literally, “people from here”.

Derived words

County of Washoe Washoe County
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