Huron

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhjʊərɒn/

noun (plural or Hurons)

  • 1a member of a confederation of native North American peoples formerly living in the region east of Lake Huron and now settled mainly in Oklahoma and Quebec.
  • 2 [mass noun] the extinct Iroquoian language of the Huron.

adjective

  • relating to the Huron or their language.

Origin:

French, literally 'having hair standing in bristles on the head', from Old French hure 'head of a wild boar', of unknown ultimate origin