klootch

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noun

klootchman: woman, wife (especially if Native American).

OriginNootka łuuč →
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Meanings

nounklootch (plural klootches)

plural klootches · alternative klooch

  1. CanadaUSWesterndialectaluncommonklootchman: woman, wife (especially if Native American).

Origin

  1. Nootkałuuč“female”
  2. Englishklootch

Either a shortening of klootchman, or simply from the Nootka łuuč (“female”); that is, from the first part of that word without the addition of the second part.

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APA

klootch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klootch

MLA

“klootch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klootch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “klootch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klootch.

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