noun
or at·ta·ca·pa əˈtakəpə, -äk-, -ˌpä,-ˌpȯ
( plural atakapa or atakapas or attacapa or attacapas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French Atac-Apa, from Choctaw hatak-apa cannibal, from hatak man + apa eats
1.
a. : an Indian people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Atakapa people