ˌkərd ə lˈān noun
( plural coeur d'alene or coeur d'alenes )
Usage: usually capitalized C&A
Etymology: French cœur d'alêne, literally, awl-heart; from a tribal chief's characterization of the size of a trader's heart
1.
a. : a Salishan people of northern Idaho — called also Skitswish
b. : a member of such people
2. : a language of the Coeur d'Alene people