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单词 squaw
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squaw

[ skwaw ]
/ skwɔ /
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noun

Older Use: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian woman, especially a wife.
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a wife.
  2. a contemptuous term used to refer to any woman or girl.

Origin of squaw

First recorded in 1625–35, Americanism; from Massachusett (English spelling) squa, ussqua “woman, younger woman,” from Proto-Algonquian eθkwe·wa (unattested)

usage note for squaw

Origjnally a neutral term, squaw began to be perceived as offensive by the early 20th century and has since declined in use. Part of the reason may be that the word is sometimes mistakenly thought to refer literally to the female genitals.

Words nearby squaw

squatter's right, squat thrust, squattocracy, squatty, Squauwmish, squaw, squawbush, squawfish, squaw huckleberry, squawk, squawk box
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Example sentences from the Web for squaw

  • Then, suddenly bethinking himself of a word he'd once heard, he asked: "Isn't an Indian woman called a 'Squaw'?"

    The Little Indian Weaver|Madeline Brandeis
  • "Well, I'll remember and never use the word 'Squaw' again," promised Billy.

    The Little Indian Weaver|Madeline Brandeis

British Dictionary definitions for squaw

squaw
/ (skwɔː) /

noun

offensive a North American Indian woman
slang, usually facetious a woman or wife

Word Origin for squaw

C17: of Algonquian origin; compare Natick squa female creature
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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