DCHP-1 Online
agokwa † [< Algonk.] 
n. among Indians, a homosexual; sodomite; transvestite.
See also: berdash (def. 1)
- 1830 (1940) This man was one of those who make themselves women and are called women by the Indians. There are several of this sort amongst most, if not all the Indian tribes; they are commonly called A-go-kwa, a word which is expressive of their condition.
- 1951 Agokwa ... men who made themselves women.
- 1830 (1940) This man was one of those who make themselves women and are called women by the Indians. There are several of this sort amongst most, if not all the Indian tribes; they are commonly called A-go-kwa, a word which is expressive of their condition.