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winnebago

UK/ˈwɪnɪˌbeɪ.ɡəʊ/US/ˈwɪnəˌbeɪ.ɡoʊ/

winnebago noun: a motorhome; a recreational vehicle (RV).

Noun (1)

winnebago (plural winnebagoes or winnebagos)

  1. (Canada, US, slang) A motorhome; a recreational vehicle (RV).
    • The wildly entertaining trip that follows, involving a used Winnebago and an old pickup truck with ropes for seatbelts, has a profound effect on Pedro.2023 September 13, Matt de la Peña, “‘Mexikid’ and ‘Salsa Magic’ Drive Latino Kids to Their Roots”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2023

Noun (2) capitalized: Winnebago

Winnebago (plural Winnebagos or Winnebagoes)

  1. Any of a Native American people of Wisconsin and Nebraska, now called Ho-Chunk.
    • “That is, we were buddies until those asshole Winnebagos started spreading rumors about me.”1984, Louise Erdrich, Love Medicine, Harper Perennial, published 2009, page 316
  2. Alternative letter-case form of winnebago (“recreational vehicle”).

Proper noun capitalized: Winnebago

Winnebago

  1. The Siouan language of this people.
  2. A village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States.
  3. A small city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States.
  4. A village in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.

Synonyms of winnebago

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Forms of winnebago

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Origin of winnebago

Genericization of the trademark Winnebago, named after Winnebago County, Iowa, where the company used to be headquartered.

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”).

Words formed from winnebago

Questions about winnebago

What does winnebago mean?
Winnebago means a motorhome; a recreational vehicle (RV).
What part of speech is winnebago?
Winnebago can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce winnebago?
Winnebago is pronounced /ˈwɪnɪˌbeɪ.ɡəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of winnebago?
The plural of winnebago is winnebagoes.

Words near winnebago in the dictionary

  1. Winnap
  2. winnar
  3. winnard
  4. winnards
  5. winne
  6. winnebago
  7. Winnebago County
  8. winnebagoes
  9. winnebagos
  10. winned
  11. Winnemucca

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