Apsáalooke

noun

Ap·​sáa·​loo·​ke əp-ˈsä-lō-ˌkā 

variants or less commonly Apsaalooke

plural Apsáalooke also Apsaalooke

: crow

—used as a self-designation

Examples of Apsáalooke in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Artists representing Plains communities such as Apsáalooke, Comanche, Kiowa, Osage and Pikuni were asked to create whatever inspired them, the curator says. — Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024

Lampooning natural history museums, Apsáalooke/Crow artist Wendy Red Star photographed herself in four seasonal settings as if in museum dioramas. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023

From the Plains and Plateau regions, a particular emphasis on beadwork of the Lakota (Sioux) and Apsáalooke (Crow) appear. — Chadd Scott, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Crow apsâˑroˑke, a self-designation

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above