Washoe

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noun

An indigenous people of the Great Basin in North America.

Originwas Wá꞉šiw ʔítlu →
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Meanings

nounWashoe pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn indigenous people of the Great Basin in North America.
proper noun
  1. An endangered Native American language isolate spoken by these people.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Washoe County.

Origin

  1. wasWá꞉šiw ʔítlu“Wašišiw”
  2. EnglishWashoe

From English Wa She Shu, from Washo Wá꞉šiw ʔítlu (“Wašišiw”) Literally, “people from here”.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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