Tiou

noun

Ti·​ou

variants or Tioux

ˈtē(ˌ)ü

plural Tiou or Tious or Tioux

1

: a Tunican people of northwestern Mississippi

2

: a member of the Tiou people

Word History

Etymology

French Tioux, from Tunica Tiou

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