# Washoe

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #66,397

## Definitions
1. An indigenous people of the Great Basin in North America.

## Etymology
From English Wa She Shu, from Washo Wá꞉šiw ʔítlu (“Wašišiw”) Literally, “people from here”.

## Source
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