Ca|taw|ba

Ca|taw|ba
Ca|taw|ba «kuh T buh», noun.
1. a) a light-red grape of North America: »

The Catawbas…seem to prosper in high, exposed and windy places (New York Times).

b) a light wine made from it.
2. a) a language of the Siouan family originally spoken in South Carolina. b) the tribe of Indians who spoke this language.
[American English < Choctaw katápa separated (from other Siouan tribes)]

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