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Onondaga


On·on·da·ga

noun
\ˌä-nə(n)-ˈd-gə, -ˈdā-, -ˈdä-\
plural On·on·da·ga or On·on·da·gas

Definition of ONONDAGA

1
: a member of an American Indian people of New York and Canada
2
: the Iroquoian language of the Onondaga people

Origin of ONONDAGA

Onondaga onǫ́·tàʔke, the chief Onondaga town
First Known Use: 1684

Rhymes with ONONDAGA

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