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sacagawea

/ˌsækəd͡ʒəˈwi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
saca-gawea
IPA
/ˌsækəd͡ʒəˈwi.ə/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Native American girl who led explorers Lewis and Clark across the United States.

noun

A gold-colored dollar coin with an image of the girl Sacagawea on the obverse.

American usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Hidatsa Cagáàgawia, from cagáàga (“bird”) + míà (“woman”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Cagáàgawia

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsækəd͡ʒəˈwi.ə/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Sakakawea (alternative) Sacajawea (alternative) Sacajewea (alternative) Sacagaweas (plural)

Derived Forms

Sacagawean

Phrases

Lake Sakakawea Sacagawea dollar Sacagawea River Sacajawea peak USS Sacagawea

Questions

How do you pronounce sacagawea?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsækəd͡ʒəˈwi.ə/.
What does sacagawea mean?
The Native American girl who led explorers Lewis and Clark across the United States.
Where does sacagawea come from?
Borrowed from Hidatsa Cagáàgawia, from cagáàga (“bird”) + míà (“woman”).

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