Meanings
- A village and town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States.
- the Trempealeau River in Wisconsin, which joins the Mississippi near Winona, Minnesota.
Origin
- Frenchtrempe
- EnglishTrempealeau
From French trempe à l'eau, shortened from La Montagne qui trempe à l'eau.
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Trempealeau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trempealeau
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