Tahoe

American  

[tah-hoh] / ˈtɑ hoʊ /

noun

1. Lake Tahoe, a lake in eastern California and western Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 square miles (520 square kilometers); 6,225 feet (1,897 meters) above sea level.

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Tahoe British  

/ ˈteɪ-, ˈtɑːhəʊ /

noun

1. a lake between E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at an altitude of 1899 m (6229 ft). Area: about 520 sq km (200 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Tahoe

First recorded in 1870–75; from Washo dáʔaw “lake”

Example Sentences

Lake Tahoe could receive up to 3 inches of snow.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Lake Tahoe, so dependent on tourist bucks, set up a hot line to help visitors find open gas stations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The address listed for the LLC is the same as the one registered for another limited liability company tied to the purchase of a $42 million Lake Tahoe home in December.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Reising wore skis as he and other officials measured snow in a slushy meadow at Phillips Station near South Lake Tahoe, where rains in the last week began to melt the snow.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The forest is a twelve-hundred-square-mile swath of pine and cedar stretched between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan