Omaha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Omaha-Ponca Umoⁿhoⁿ.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊməhɑː/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊməhɑ/, (obsolete) /ˈoʊməhɔ/[1]

Noun

Omaha (plural Omahas or Omaha)

A member of a tribe of Native Americans currently residing in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

Translations

a member of the Omaha tribe

Portuguese: omaha m or f
Thai: โอมาฮา (oo-maa-hâa)

Proper noun

Omaha

The largest city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Douglas County.
The language spoken by the Omaha tribe.
(poker) Omaha hold 'em, any of several poker variants.

Translations

city in Nebraska, United States

Portuguese: Omaha f
Thai: โอมาฮา (oo-maa-hâa)

the language spoken by the Omaha tribe

Portuguese: omaha m
Thai: โอมาฮา (oo-maa-hâa)

Omaha hold 'em — see Omaha hold 'em

References

Krapp, George Philip (1925) The English Language in America‎, volume II, New York: Century Co. for the Modern Language Association of America, →OCLC, page 50.

Further reading

Omaha, Nebraska on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Amoah, Haoma, haoma

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Omaha.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈõ.ma.ʁɐ/ [ˈõ.ma.hɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈõ.ma.ʁɐ/ [ˈõ.ma.χɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ma.ʁa/ [ˈo.ma.ha]

Proper noun

Omaha f

Omaha (a city in Nebraska, United States)

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