Sauk

noun

variants or
plural Sauk or Sauks or Sac or Sacs
: a member of an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin

Word History

Etymology

short for Saukie, Saki, from American French saki, from Ojibwa osa·ki·, or a cognate Algonquian word

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Sauk was in 1722

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Cite this Entry

“Sauk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sauk. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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