Choctaw
[ chok-taw ]
/ ˈtʃɒk tɔ /
noun, plural Choc·taws, (especially collectively) Choc·taw for 1.
a member of a large Muskhogean tribe of North American Indians, formerly living chiefly in southern Mississippi, now in Oklahoma.
the language of the Choctaw, closely related to Chickasaw.
something unintelligible, as speech, illegible handwriting, or an ineffectual explanation; gibberish: My best efforts at clarity were Choctaw to him.
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British Dictionary definitions for choctaw (1 of 2)
choctaw
/ (ˈtʃɒktɔː) /
noun
skating a turn from the inside edge of one skate to the outside edge of the other or vice versa
Word Origin for choctaw
C19: after Choctaw
British Dictionary definitions for choctaw (2 of 2)
Choctaw
/ (ˈtʃɒktɔː) /
noun
plural -taws or -taw a member of a Native American people of Alabama
the language of this people, belonging to the Muskogean family
Word Origin for Choctaw
C18: from Choctaw Chahta
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