Sorry to break up your powwow.
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Powwow
//ˈpaʊ(ˌ)waʊ//
Synonyms for "powwow" (78 found)
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Translations
7 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- индиански знахар noun (a Native American council or meeting)
Dakota
1 entries- wačhípi noun (Indigenous recital or concert)
Lakota
1 entries- wačhípi noun (Indigenous recital or concert)
Navajo
1 entries- atsʼos bee alzhishí noun (a Native American council or meeting)
Ojibwe
1 entries- niimi'idiwin noun (a Native American council or meeting)
Plains-Cree
2 entries- ᐸᐧᑎᓯᒧ noun (Indigenous recital or concert)
- ᒪᐢᑭᓯᒧᐃᐧᐣ noun (Indigenous recital or concert)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
While the powwow was going on the big woman came back again. She was consider'ble rumpled and scratched up, but there was fire in her eye.
Source: wiktionary
On the way out, Octavio handed me a flyer for the powwow that listed the prize money in each dance category.
Source: wiktionary
[The] Indians saw everything that happened and powwowed all night, needing more than anything else the presence of Tecumseh. The most aggressive element was the Winnebagos, who insisted on attacking.
Source: wiktionary
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