Associations to the word «Squaw»

Wiktionary

SQUAW, noun. (now) (offensive) A woman, wife; especially a Native American woman.
SQUAW BERRY, noun. Alternative form of squawberry
SQUAW CARPET, noun. Ceanothus prostratus, a flat, mat-forming shrub.
SQUAW CARPETS, noun. (rare) plural of squaw carpet
SQUAW FISH, noun. Alternative form of squawfish
SQUAW MAN, noun. (historical) (US) (Western US) (sometimes derogatory) A white man who married a Native American woman, sometimes gaining tribal rights by doing so.
SQUAW MINT, noun. Hedeoma pulegioides, the American pennyroyal.
SQUAW ROOT, noun. Alternative form of squawroot
SQUAW VINE, noun. The partridge berry, Mitchella repens.
SQUAW WEED, noun. Alternative form of squawweed
SQUAW WINTER, noun. (US) (New York) An early onset of winter, an early (October) cold snap, often followed by flurries of snow.
SQUAW WINTER, noun. (Canada) (Northwest Territories) A mild onset of winter.

Dictionary definition

SQUAW, noun. An American Indian woman.

Wise words

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