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sauk

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Main Entry:
Sauk 
          Listen to the pronunciation of Sauk
Pronunciation:
\ˈsk\
Variant(s):
or Sac 
          Listen to the pronunciation of Sac \ˈsak, ˈsk\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural Sauk or Sauks or Sac or Sacs
Etymology:
short for Saukie, Saki, from American French saki, from Ojibwa osa·ki·, or a cognate Algonquian word
Date:
1722
: a member of an American Indian people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin
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