powwow

¹pow·wow

noun \ˈpau̇-ˌwau̇\

Definition of POWWOW

1

: an American Indian medicine man

2

a : an American Indian ceremony (as for victory in war) b : an American Indian social gathering or fair usually including competitive dancing

3

a : a social get-together b : a meeting for discussion

Examples of POWWOW

1. We'll talk about vacation plans at the family powwow.
2. <all the departments met for a brief powwow after lunch>

Origin of POWWOW

Narragansett powwaw or Massachusett pauwau

First Known Use: 1624

Related to POWWOW

Synonyms: assembly, congress, convention, convocation, council, gathering, get-together, huddle, meeting

Related Words: clinic, workshop; cabinet, caucus, conclave, synod; demonstration, rally; confab, conversation, dialogue (also dialog), discourse, discussion, palaver, talk; negotiation, parley, summit; conference, forum, round-robin, roundtable, seminar, symposium; audience, interview, session

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Rhymes with POWWOW

Aargau, allow, and how, ant cow, as how, avow, Belau, Bissau, bowwow, Breslau, cacao, cahow, Callao, cash cow, chowchow, chow chow, Cracow, Dachau, Davao, Donau, endow, enow, erenow, eyebrow, gangplow, Hankow, hausfrau, haymow, highbrow, hoosegow, jiao, Jungfrau, know-how, kowtow, Kraków, landau, lowbrow, luau, Lucknow, Macao, mau-mau, meow, Moscow, nohow, Palau, sea cow, snowplow, somehow, Spandau, Zwickau