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powwow

n.
US //ˈpaʊˌwaʊ// UK //pˈaʊwaʊ// pow·wow Informal Vulgar
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Origin

From an Eastern Algonquian language, probably Massachusett pauwau (“he uses divination; he practices magic or sorcery”) or Narragansett powwáw (“sorcerer, shaman”), ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *pawe·wa (“one who dreams”).

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