Atakapa

ata·kapa

uncommon

noun

a member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas

Synonyms

Attacapan

a language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas

Synonyms

Atakapan
Attacapa
Attacapan

Origin

Borrowing from Choctaw hatak apa (literally “man eater”).

Related words

Word family

Atakapan

Broader terms

Amerind
Plains Indian

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noun
singular	atakapa
plural	atakapa, atakapas