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