powwow

verb

powwowed; powwowing; powwows

intransitive verb

: to hold a powwow

Note: Use of this term in contexts not relating to Indigenous Americans or their cultures is considered offensive.

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for powwow

• allow
• avow
• chiao
• endow
• eyebrow
• highbrow
• lanao
• meow
• somehow
• anyhow
• carabao
• disallow

Kids Definition

powwow

noun

pow·​wow

ˈpau̇-ˌwau̇

1

: a ceremony or social gathering of North American Indigenous people

2

offensive : a meeting for discussion