Meaning of squaw in English

1. Pronunciation

   /skwɔ/

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1. Noun

   squaw

   Etymology

   mid 17th century: from Narragansett squaws‘woman’, with related forms in many Algonquian dialects

   Definitions

   1. an American Indian woman

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