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- [kuh-taw-buh]
- /kəˈtɔ bə/
- /kə.ˈtɒ.bə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-taw-buh]
- /kəˈtɔ bə/
Definitions of catawba word
- noun catawba a member of a North American Indian people, formerly of South Carolina, now almost extinct 3
- noun catawba their language, belonging to the Siouan family 3
- noun catawba a cultivated variety of red North American grape, widely grown in the eastern US 3
- noun catawba the wine made from these grapes 3
- noun catawba a member of a North American Indian people now living in N South Carolina 3
- noun catawba the Siouan language of this people 3
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Origin of catawba
First appearance:
before 1710 One of the 50% oldest English words
1710-20, Americanism; apparently ultimately < Catawba (yį́) kátapu a village name, literally, (people of) the fork; perhaps via Shawnee kata·pa
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Parts of speech for Catawba
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catawba popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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