kəˈtȯbə noun
( -s ; see sense 1 )
Etymology: Choctaw Katápa, literally, separated
1. or plural catawba usually capitalized
a. : a Siouan people of No. Carolina and So. Carolina
b. : a member of such people
2. usually capitalized : the language of the Catawba people
3.
[from Catawba river, No. & So. Carolina]
usually capitalized : a white wine usually dry and either still or sparkling produced from a native American grape grown extensively in Ohio and New York
4. often capitalized
a. : a very dark to blackish red
b. of textiles : a dark purplish red that is bluer and paler than dahlia purple and bluer and duller than pansy purple