Sauk

noun

ˈsȯk How to pronounce Sauk (audio)
variants or Sac
ˈsak How to pronounce Sauk (audio) ˈsȯk How to pronounce Sauk (audio)
plural Sauk or Sauks or Sac or Sacs
: a member of an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin

Word History

Etymology

short for Saukie, Saki, from American French saki, from Ojibwa osa·ki·, or a cognate Algonquian word

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Sauk was in 1722

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“Sauk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sauk. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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