Pequot

noun

Pe·​quot ˈpē-ˌkwät 

plural Pequot or Pequots

: a member of an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people of what is now eastern Connecticut

Note: Current-day members of the Pequot live as part of the federally recognized Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.

Examples of Pequot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to a statement, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has reopened the Two Trees Inn with a partnership with Waterford Hotel Group. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2026

This diversion was sold as temporary and that when state revenues stabilized and recovered, then the municipal portion of the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund would be restored. — Jennifer Mahr, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday for a new 21,000-square-foot health center, according to tribal officials. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2026

The Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation is located on one of the earliest tribal reservations in the country in Stonington, according to information on the tribe’s website. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026

The restaurant will open on March 14 in the property's Grand Pequot Tower. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Narragansett Pequttôog

First Known Use

1631, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Pequot

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau