powwow
noun/ˈpaʊwaʊ/
/ˈpaʊwaʊ/
- a ceremony in many native North American cultures in which people meet, sing and dance
- (informal or humorous) a meeting or discussion
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Narragansett powah, powwaw ‘magician’ (literally ‘he dreams’). Narragansett is an extinct Algonquian language.
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