Etymology

Ho-Chunk

Today it means: A member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, a Native American tribe that was formerly part of the Winnebago. Full definition →

Winnebago hoocąk
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The story

  1. Winnebago · derived fromhoocąk“sacred voice”
  2. English todayHo-Chunk

From Winnebago hoocąk (“sacred voice”).

Words from the same roots

Winnebagohoocąk all →

Hoocąk

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.