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noun
1.
(among North American Indians) a ceremony, especially one accompanied by magic, feasting, and dancing, performed for the cure of disease, success in a hunt, etc.
2.
a council or conference of or with Indians.
3.
(among North American Indians) a priest or shaman.
4.
Informal. any conference or meeting.
verb (used without object)
5.
to hold a powwow.
6.
Informal. to confer.
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Origin:
1615–25, Americanism; < Narragansett (E spelling) powwaw Indian priest (and the identical word in Massachusett ) < Proto-Algonquian *pawe·wa he dreams (used as a derived agent noun meaning “he who dreams”, i.e., one who derives his power from visions)
1615–25, Americanism; < Narragansett (E spelling) powwaw Indian priest (and the identical word in Massachusett ) < Proto-Algonquian *pawe·wa he dreams (used as a derived agent noun meaning “he who dreams”, i.e., one who derives his power from visions)
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Word Origin & History
powwow
1624, "priest, sorcerer," from a southern New England Algonquian language (probably Narragansett) powwow "shaman, medicine man, Indian priest," from a verb meaning "to use divination, to dream," from Proto-Algonquian *pawe:wa "he dreams, one who dreams." Meaning "magical ceremony among N.Amer. Indians"
EXPANDis recorded from 1663. Sense of "council, conference, meeting" is first recorded 1812. Verb sense of "to confer, discuss" is attested from 1780.
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