Cayuga

[ key-yoo-guh, kahy- ]

/ keɪˈyu gə, kaɪ- /

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noun, plural Ca·yu·gas, (especially collectively) Ca·yu·ga.

a member of a tribe of North American Indians, the smallest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy.

the dialect of the Seneca language spoken by the Cayuga.

Also called Cayuga duck . one of an American breed of domestic ducks having black plumage.

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Origin of Cayuga

1735–45, Americanism;<Cayuga *kayo·kwę, name of a 17th-century village; compare Cayuga kayokwęhó˙nǫʔCayuga (people) (or < a related form in another N Iroquoian language)

Words nearby Cayuga

Cayes, Cayey, Cayley, cayman, Cayman Islands, Cayuga, Cayuga Lake, cayuse, caz, Cb, CBAT

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How to use Cayuga in a sentence

From east to west, they’re named Otisco, Skaneateles, Owasco, Cayuga, Seneca, Keuka, Canandaigua, Honeoye, Canadice, Hemlock, and Conesus.
An Eater’s Guide to the Finger Lakes|Taylor Tobin|October 22, 2021|Eater
Every fall, avid fishers from all over flock to the area, especially Skaneateles and Cayuga lakes, where the cool shallows make the fish easy pickings.
An Eater’s Guide to the Finger Lakes|Taylor Tobin|October 22, 2021|Eater
He was born near Cayuga Lake in 1749, being now ninety-six years of age.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
As soon as the Cayuga had passed through the opening in the chain, both forts began to fire on her.
The Hero of Manila|Rossiter Johnson

Montezuma marshes, in southwest Cayuga County, were called by the aborigines Tiohero.
Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
Bush gives Sharon as a synonym of Cayuga but this appears to be an error.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick
Cayuga is probably a descendant of Isabella through Adirondac.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for Cayuga

Cayuga

/ (keɪˈjuːɡə, kaɪ-) /

noun

plural -gas or -ga a member of a Native American people (one of the Iroquois peoples) formerly living around Cayuga Lake

the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family

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