Pokanoket

P3O1K5A1N1O1K5E1T1

noun

A member of the headship tribe of the many tribes that make up the Wampanoag Nation.

OriginMassachusett Pauquunaukit →
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Meanings

nounPokanoket (plural Pokanokets or Pokanoket)

plural Pokanokets

  1. A member of the headship tribe of the many tribes that make up the Wampanoag Nation.

Origin

  1. MassachusettPauquunaukit
  2. EnglishPokanoket

From Massachusett Pauquunaukit, from pokhi (“clear”) + wunok (“land”) + -ut (“locative suffix”).

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APA

Pokanoket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pokanoket

MLA

“Pokanoket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pokanoket. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pokanoket,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pokanoket.

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