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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pow•wow /ˈpaʊˌwaʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anthropology(among North American Indians) a ceremony performed to effect the cure of disease, etc.
- Anthropologya council or conference of, or with, Indians.
- Anthropology(among North American Indians) a priest or shaman.
- Informal Termsany conference or meeting:a powwow with the vice president.
v. [no object] - to hold a powwow.
- Informal Termsto meet:They're probably powwowing right now.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pow•wow (pou′wou′),USA pronunciation n. - Anthropology(among North American Indians) a ceremony, esp. one accompanied by magic, feasting, and dancing, performed for the cure of disease, success in a hunt, etc.
- Anthropologya council or conference of or with Indians.
- Anthropology(among North American Indians) a priest or shaman.
- Informal Termsany conference or meeting.
v.i. - to hold a powwow.
- Informal Termsto confer.
- Proto-Algonquian *pawe·wa he dreams (used as a derived agent noun, nominal meaning "he who dreams'', i.e., one who derives his power from visions)
- Narragansett (English spelling, spelled) powwaw Indian priest (and the identical word in Massachusett)
- 1615–25, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: powwow /ˈpaʊˌwaʊ/ n - a talk, conference, or meeting
- a magical ceremony of certain North American Indians, usually accompanied by feasting and dancing
- (among certain North American Indians) a medicine man
- a meeting of or negotiation with North American Indians
vb - (intransitive) to hold a powwow
Etymology: 17th Century: from Algonquian; related to Natick pauwau one who practises magic, Narraganset powwaw |