Wednesday, April 23, 2008

squaw

Definition:1. Often Offensive. a North American Indian woman, esp. a wife.
2. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a. a wife.
b. any woman or girl.

Etymology: Origin: 1625–35, Americanism; < Massachusett (E sp.) squa, ussqua woman, younger woman < Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa

Sentence: John went to north america and met a squaw.

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