Ouachita
English
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Etymology
editBorrowed from French Ouachita.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editOuachita
- A Native American tribe who lived along the Ouachita River in Louisiana, affiliated with and now subsumed into the Caddo.
- A river, the Ouachita River, which flows through Arkansas and Louisiana.
Usage notes
editThe humorous pronunciation /ˈoʊˌju.əˌtʃi.tə/ is imitative of a supposedly common mispronunciation, as a speaker unfamiliar with the word may liken it to O-U-acheeta. Thus, the word can act as a shibboleth.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Krapp, George Philip (1925) The English Language in America[1], volume II, New York: Century Co. for the Modern Language Association of America, →OCLC, page 50.
French
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editOuachita f
- Ouachita (Native American tribe)
- Ouachita (a river, the Ouachita River, which flows through Arkansas and Louisiana)
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English 3-syllable words
- English 5-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Rivers in Arkansas, USA
- en:Rivers in the United States
- en:Rivers in Louisiana, USA
- en:Places in Arkansas, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Places in Louisiana, USA
- en:Native American tribes
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French feminine nouns
- fr:Rivers in Arkansas, USA
- fr:Rivers in the United States
- fr:Rivers in Louisiana, USA
- fr:Places in Arkansas, USA
- fr:Places in the United States
- fr:Places in Louisiana, USA
- fr:Native American tribes