Winnebago.
Any of a Native American people of Wisconsin and Nebraska, now called Ho-Chunk.
Meaning & usage
Any of a Native American people of Wisconsin and Nebraska, now called Ho-Chunk.
Alternative letter-case form of winnebago (“recreational vehicle”).
Where this word comes from
From Ojibwe wiinibiigoo (“Winnebago person”), from wiinibiig (“murky water”) (of Lake Winnipeg), from wiini’ (“to make someone dirty”), wiinad (“it is dirty”), plus nibi (“water”), plural nibig (“waters”).
The Siouan language of this people.
A placename: A village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States.
A placename: A small city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States.
A placename: A village in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States.
A placename: An unincorporated community in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.
Where this word comes from
From Ojibwe wiinibiigoo (“Winnebago person”), from wiinibiig (“murky water”) (of Lake Winnipeg), from wiini’ (“to make someone dirty”), wiinad (“it is dirty”), plus nibi (“water”), plural nibig (“waters”).
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