| 单词 | powwow |
| 释义 | powwow /pow"wow'/, n. 1. (among North American Indians) a ceremony, esp. one accompanied by magic, feasting, and dancing, performed for the cure of disease, success in a hunt, etc. 2. a council or conference of or with Indians. 3. (among North American Indians) a priest or shaman. 4. Informal. any conference or meeting. v.i. 5. to hold a powwow. 6. Informal. to confer. [1615-25, Amer.; < Narragansett (E sp.) powwaw Indian priest (and the identical word in Massachusett) < Proto-Algonquian *pawe·wa he dreams (used as a derived agent n. meaning "he who dreams", i.e., one who derives his power from visions)] |
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