klootch

English

Alternative forms

• klooch

Etymology

Either a shortening of klootchman, or simply from the Nootka łuuč (“female”); that is, from the first part of that word without the addition of the second part.

Noun

klootch (plural klootches)

1. (US, Canada, western dialects, uncommon) klootchman: woman, wife (especially if Native American).