Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meskwaki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meskwa-ki
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Native American people of the Great Lakes region.

Etymology

From Fox Meshkwahkihaki (“red men”), from meshkwâwi (“red”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Meshkwahkihaki

Inflected Forms

Meskwakis (plural) Meskwahki (alternative) Mesquakie (alternative)

Questions

What does meskwaki mean?: A member of a Native American people of the Great Lakes region.
Where does meskwaki come from?: From Fox Meshkwahkihaki (“red men”), from meshkwâwi (“red”).

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