Meanings
nounMiwok (plural Miwoks or Miwok)
plural Miwoks · alternative Miwuk · alternative Mewuk
- A member of a linguistic group of indigenous people, native to central California.
The Miwok pound acorns with pestles […]
1925, Kroeber, Alfred, Handbook of Indians of California, Washington, D.C: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78. (Chapter 30)
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna Penutian language spoken by the Miwok
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Origin
- Utian
- EnglishMiwok
Miwok means "the people" in the native Utian language.
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Miwok. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Miwok
MLA
“Miwok.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Miwok. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Miwok,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Miwok.
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