SQUAW


Meaning of SQUAW in English

/skwaw/ , n.

1. Often Offensive. a North American Indian woman, esp. a wife.

2. Slang ( disparaging and offensive ).

a. a wife.

b. any woman or girl.

[ 1625-35, Amer.; squa, ussqua woman, younger woman

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