Wasco
noun
Was·co
\ˈwä(ˌ)skō\
Definition of Wasco
Wasco
orWascos
orWascoes
1a : an American Indian people of northern Oregon b : a member of such people
2 : a dialect of Upper Chinook
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Origin and Etymology of wasco
Wasco wasq'o cup, small bowl; from a cup-shaped rock near their main village always full of water
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