sassaquoi

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sa.sa.kwa/ === Etymology 1 === From Plains Cree ᓵᑯᐁᐧᐤ (sâkowêw), Ojibwe zaasaakwe, or similar unspecified Algonquian word; possibly onomatopoeic. ==== Noun ==== sassaquoi m (plural sassaquois) (Louisiana) noise, racket (Louisiana) war cry, yell, whoop ===== Alternative forms ===== sacacoua, sassacoua ===== Descendants ===== Louisiana Creole: sasakwa === Etymology 2 === Possibly influenced by English sasquatch. ==== Noun ==== sassaquoi m (plural sassaquois) (Louisiana, Cajun) big fellow; imposing and noisy person