Omaha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Omaha-Ponca Umoⁿhoⁿ.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊməhɑː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊməhɑ/, (obsolete) /ˈoʊməhɔ/[1]

Noun

Omaha (plural Omahas or Omaha)

  1. A member of a tribe of Native Americans currently residing in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

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Proper noun

Omaha

  1. The largest city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Douglas County.
    • 2025 May 14, “Omaha poised to have first Black leader after mayor concedes race”, in CNN‎[2], sourced from Associated Press:
      Voters in Omaha were set to make history Tuesday by either reelecting the city’s first female mayor to a rare fourth term or electing the community’s first Black mayor.
  2. The language spoken by the Omaha tribe.
  3. (poker) Omaha hold 'em, any of several poker variants.

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References

  1. ^ Krapp, George Philip (1925), The English Language in America‎[1], volume II, New York: Century Co. for the Modern Language Association of America, →OCLC, page 50.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Omaha.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈõ.ma.ʁɐ/ [ˈõ.ma.hɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈõ.ma.ʁɐ/ [ˈõ.ma.χɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈo.ma.ʁa/ [ˈo.ma.ha]

Proper noun

Omaha f

  1. Omaha (a city in Nebraska, United States)
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