Sauk

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noun

A member of a certain tribe or group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group.

Similar
Sac
OriginFrench Saki ← Fox Thâkîwa →
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Meanings

nounSauk (plural Sauks or Sauk)

plural Sauks · alternative Sac

  1. A member of a certain tribe or group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group.
proper noun

alternative Sac

  1. The lect (variously considered a language or a member of a group of dialects) spoken by these people.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay

Similar
Sac
Broader
AlgonquianAlgonquin
Also see
sac

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. FoxThâkîwa
  2. FrenchSaki
  3. EnglishSauk

From French Saki, from Fox Thâkîwa, itself from athâwâwi (“yellow”) + neniwa (“man”).

More words from French, Fox

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Translations

German Sauk, Sac
  • Saukmember of the group
  • Sacmember of the group

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

KausskuaSakusukaAksuKasu
Cite this entry
APA

Sauk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sauk

MLA

“Sauk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sauk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sauk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sauk.

Source: Sauk on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.