Tahoe

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/ˈtɑːhoʊ/

proper noun

A mountain freshwater lake on the border of northern California and Nevada, United States.

Originwas daʔaw →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A mountain freshwater lake on the border of northern California and Nevada, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lake tahoe

Origin

  1. wasdaʔaw“lake”
  2. EnglishTahoe

Borrowed from Washo daʔaw (“lake”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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