Sioux
nounHow many syllables in Sioux?
There are 2 syllables in the word Sioux.How to pronounce Sioux:
Definition of Sioux:
- Sioux (noun):
- a first nation people of the northern great plains consisting of the dakota and lakota
Synonyms for Sioux:
siouan
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- elect
- clutching
- testing
- pimples
- fledgling
- cheapened
- centaur
- Bonnie
- auburn
- inept
- discern
- blithely
- berate
- adorned
- valence
- Janus
- gharma
- endorsed
- caprese
- patted
- coarseness
- barraged
- urge
- sputnik
- preened
- last-ditch
- laid-back
- lagging
- gestic
- gaffled
- frying
- elope
- detour
- cochlea
- buttock
- assured
- ailment
- weekends
- smothered
- sleighing
- greater
- engraved
- crawled
- appalled
- yawning
- unskilled
- traversed
- stagger
- smoky
- repent
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