Ho-Chunk Definition
hōchŭngk
ho-chunk
noun
A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting the Green Bay area of Wisconsin, with present-day populations in Wisconsin and Nebraska.
American Heritage
The Siouan language of the Ho-Chunk.
American Heritage
Origin of Ho-Chunk
Ho-Chunk ho·čągra the Ho-Chunk people (usually interpreted as meaning people of the great voice or people of the big fish, in reference to the large sturgeon found in their original territory ) ho voice or ho fish čąk big
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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