Winnebago
pronunciation
How to pronounce Winnebago in British English:
UK [ˌwɪnɪˈbeɪgəʊ]
How to pronounce Winnebago in American English:
US [ˌwɪnɪˈbeɪgoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a member of the Siouan-speaking people formerly living in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay; ally of the Menomini and enemy of the Fox and Sauk people
- the Siouan language spoken by the Winnebago people
Word Origin
- Winnebago
- "Siouan people of eastern Wisconsin," 1766, from Potawatomi winepyekoha, literally "person of dirty water," in reference to the muddy or fish-clogged waters of the Fox River below Lake Winnebago. As a type of motor vehicle, attested from 1966.
Example
- 1. I feel like I just gotta get into that winnebago .
- 2. By the time europeans arrived , the sioux , who originally had lived on the upper river , had withdrawn westward to give place to ojibwa , winnebago , fox , and sauk .
- 3. And that dead woman in the winnebago had the same logo tattooed on her back .
- 4. Goes to my skilled officers , who uncovered the marijuana in that winnebago .
- 5. And for some reason , he decides our favorite study group is capable of cleaning and refurbishing the school 's old one - which looks a lot like a winnebago , but whatever - and , well , that 's when all hell breaks loose of course .