CHOCTAW


Meaning of CHOCTAW in English

ˈchäkˌtȯ noun

( plural choctaw or choctaws )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Choctaw Chahta

1.

a. : a Muskogean people of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana

b. : a member of such people

2.

a. : the language of the Choctaw and Chickasaw people

b. : strange or incomprehensible language : jargon , gibberish

3. sometimes capitalized , in fancy skating : a stroke forward on either edge of either skate followed by a stroke backward on the opposite edge of the other skate

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