Pawtucket

English

Etymology

From Narragansett pautokot /pɔtəkət/ ("at the river's falls"). Compare the name of the Massachusetts city of "Fall River".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpəˈtʌkɪt/

• Audio (Rhode Island):

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Proper noun

Pawtucket

1. A large city in Providence County, Rhode Island.

   Synonym: (colloquial) the Bucket

Noun

Pawtucket (plural Pawtuckets or Pawtucket)

1. A member of a confederation of Eastern Algonquian-speaking Native Americans in present-day northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire.