Quapaw

noun

Qua·​paw

variants or less commonly Kwapa

ˈkwȯˌpȯ

plural Quapaw or Quapaws

1

a

: a Siouan people of the Arkansas river valley, Arkansas

b

: a member of such people

2

: a dialect of Dhegiha

Word History

Etymology

Quapaw Ugákhpa, literally, downstream people

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Rhymes for Quapaw

• pawpaw