Miwok

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Miwok

/ˈmiwɑk/ US
/ˈmiːwɒk/ UK

Where it comes from

Miwok means "the people" in the native Utian language.

noun Miwoks · Miwok · Miwuk · Mewuk

A member of a linguistic group of indigenous people, native to central California. The Miwok pound acorns with pestles […]

proper noun Miwuk · Mewuk

The Utian (Penutian) languages spoken by these groups.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Miwok." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/miwok. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{miwok_2026,
  title = {Miwok},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/miwok},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}