Pend d'Oreille

noun

Pend d'O·​reille

¦pändə¦rā

plural Pend d'Oreille or Pend d'Oreilles or Pends d'Oreille

-ā(z)

: kalispel

Word History

Etymology

modification of French pendant d'oreille earring; probably from the fact that members of the tribe used to wear large shell earrings

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