Nez Percé

(nez pʉrs, -pər sā; Fr nā per)

or Nez Perce

  1. pl. Nez Percé, Nez Percés, Nez Perce, Nez Perces a member of a North American Indian people living in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon
  2. the Sahaptian language of this people

Origin: Fr, lit., pierced nose: from early reports of the practice of nose piercing by peoples in the same area

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