Lake whose name means "the lake" in Washo (5)

I believe the answer is:

tahoe

(Other definitions for tahoe that I've seen before include "Nevada/California lake" , "US lake" , "the Nevada/California border area" , "Lake in Sierra Nevada mountains" , "Mountain lake" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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