Sioux
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Sioux
- /sjuː/
- /suː/
Sounds like sue (without yod-dropping), sou, Su, Sue, sue (yod-dropping) · Rhymes with -uː
Where it comes from
From French Sioux, shortening of Nadouessioux, from Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), which could refer to the massasauga snake (Sistrurus catenatus), a small rattlesnake.
proper noun
- Various formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains. Crows and Sioux were enemies, but they did business together when it was worth while.
proper noun
- A member of the Sioux tribe.
proper noun
- The group of languages spoken by the Sioux. Her husband spoke to the Indian in halting Sioux, but Horse Ears was wise. He did not answer.
