squaw

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squaw

\skwo\
\skwɑ\

Where it comes from

De l’anglais squaw, emprunté au massachusett squa, eshqua, du proto-algonquien *eθkweˑwa.

noun squaws

Femme indienne d’Amérique du Nord. Ces chefs, au nombre d’une douzaine, n’avaient point amené leurs femmes, malheureuses « squaws » qui ne s’élèvent guère au-dessus de la condition d’esclaves.

In English

squaw a woman, wife; especially a Native American woman

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"squaw." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/squaw. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

squaw. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/squaw

Chicago

"squaw." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/squaw.

BibTeX

@misc{squaw_2026,
  title = {squaw},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/squaw},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}