Washoe.
An indigenous people of the Great Basin in North America.
Meaning & usage
An indigenous people of the Great Basin in North America.
Where this word comes from
From English Wa She Shu, from Washo Wá꞉šiw ʔítlu (“Wašišiw”) Literally, “people from here”.
An endangered Native American language isolate spoken by these people.
Ellipsis of Washoe County.
Where this word comes from
From English Wa She Shu, from Washo Wá꞉šiw ʔítlu (“Wašišiw”) Literally, “people from here”.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.