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Pequot

/ˈpiːˌkwɒt/

Pequot noun: a member of a tribe of Native Americans who historically inhabited eastern Connecticut and spoke a variety of Mohegan-Pequot.

Noun

Pequot (plural Pequots or Pequot)

  1. A member of a tribe of Native Americans who historically inhabited eastern Connecticut and spoke a variety of Mohegan-Pequot.

Proper noun

Pequot

  1. This tribe.
  2. The variety of Mohegan-Pequot spoken by this tribe.

Forms of Pequot

pluralPequots
pluralPequot
alternative formPequod

Origin of Pequot

Attested in English since the 1620s/1630s, from Narragansett Pequttôog (“people of the shoals”) (compare Abenaki pôgwa (“shallow, shoal”)).

Questions about Pequot

What does Pequot mean?
Pequot means a member of a tribe of Native Americans who historically inhabited eastern Connecticut and spoke a variety of Mohegan-Pequot.
What part of speech is Pequot?
Pequot can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pequot?
Pequot is pronounced /ˈpiːˌkwɒt/.
What is the plural of Pequot?
The plural of Pequot is Pequots.

Words near Pequot in the dictionary

  1. Pequiste
  2. Pequistes
  3. Pequit
  4. Pequod
  5. Pequods
  6. Pequot
  7. Pequots
  8. per
  9. per accidens
  10. per alia
  11. per annum

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