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saulteaux

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
saulteaux
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an indigenous nation from the northern Great Plains and southern Canadian Shield, the Westernmost branch of the Ojibwe or Anishnaabe

name

the language of this nation

Etymology

From French saulteux, or French saulteurs, from French sault (“waterfall”) in reference to Sault Ste. Marie (then called Sault de Gaston) where the French first encountered them.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Saulteau (alternative)

Phrases

Plains Ojibwa Sault Indians

Frequently Paired Words

Hypernyms:Anishinaabe Ojibwe Ojibway Ojibwa Chippewa Baawitigong Plains Ojibwa Sault Indians

Synonyms

Nahkawê Nahkawē Nahkawêwin Nahkawēwin

Questions

What does saulteaux mean?
an indigenous nation from the northern Great Plains and southern Canadian Shield, the Westernmost branch of the Ojibwe or Anishnaabe
Where does saulteaux come from?
It is traced to French.

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