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Shoshone
(Sho|shone)
Pronunciation:
/ʃəˈʃəʊni/
noun
(
plural or
Shoshones
)
1
a member of an American Indian people living chiefly in Wyoming, Idaho, and Nevada.
2
[
mass noun
]
the Uto-Aztecan language of the Shoshone.
adjective
relating to the Shoshone or their language.
Origin:
of unknown origin
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