Palouse
proper noun
- river about 140 miles (225 kilometers) long in northwestern Idaho and southeastern Washington flowing west and south into the Snake River
- fertile hilly region in eastern Washington and northwestern Idaho north of the Snake and Clearwater rivers
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pəˈluːs/
name
Etymology: Uncertain. Borrowed from French, either from the Sahaptin name of the Palus people or a designation of the region as pelouse.
- A major agricultural region of the northwestern United States, encompassing parts of southeastern Washington, north central Idaho and, by some definitions, northeast Oregon.
noun
Etymology: Uncertain. Borrowed from French, either from the Sahaptin name of the Palus people or a designation of the region as pelouse.
- A certain Sahaptin tribe.