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pequot

Pe·quot
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pee-kwot]
    • /ˈpi kwɒt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pee-kwot]
    • /ˈpi kwɒt/

Definitions of pequot word

  • noun plural pequot a member of a powerful tribe of Algonquian-speaking Indians of Connecticut that was essentially destroyed in the Pequot War. 1
  • noun pequot a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in S New England 0
  • noun pequot the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family 0
  • noun pequot a member of a North American Indian people dominant in E Connecticut until conquered in 1637 0
  • noun pequot the Algonquian language of this people 0
  • adjective pequot of the Pequots or their language or culture 0
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Origin of pequot

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35, Americanism; < Narragansett (E spelling) Pequttôog (plural), and the cognate in other SE New England languages, e.g., (Dutch spelling) Pequat(s), Pequatoo(s), probably literally, people of the shoals

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Parts of speech for Pequot

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pequot popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Related words

  • mohegan

    a member of a group of Pequot Indians that broke with the Pequot and then fought against them in the Pequot War.

  • pequot war

    a war in 1637 between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot Indians under their chief, Sassacus, that resulted in the defeat and dispersion of the Pequot tribe.
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