Pequot

American  

[pee-kwot] / ˈpi kwɒt /

noun

plural

Pequots,

plural

Pequot

1. a member of a powerful tribe of Algonquian-speaking Indians of Connecticut that was essentially destroyed in the Pequot War.

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Pequot British  

/ ˈpiːkwɒt /

noun

1. a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in S New England

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

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Etymology

Origin of Pequot

First recorded in 1625–35, from Narragansett ( English spelling) Pequttôog (plural), and the cognate in other SE New England languages, e.g., ( Dutch spelling) Pequat(s),Pequatoo(s), probably literally, “people of the shoals”

Example Sentences

To get the business started, Wilcox raised less than $5 million from friends and family, including the late Tony Hsieh, founder of Zappos, the late Arthur Samberg, founder of Pequot Capital Management and JetBlue’s Neeleman.

From Seattle Times

Didn’t the Puritans burn the village of the Pequot people?

From Salon

He moved from the investment bank to hedge fund Pequot Capital Management where he worked until it went out of business in 2009.

From Reuters

On Saturday, the Fargo Police Department will escort his cremains to Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, where a funeral service will be held.

From Seattle Times

In Connecticut, during the height of the pandemic, the state’s governor engaged in a rare dispute with its two federally recognized tribes, the Mohegan Tribe and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, over the tribes’ decision to reopen their massive casinos.

From Seattle Times