noun
or pa·du·cah pəˈd(y)ükə
( plural paduca or paducas or paducah or paducahs )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French Padouca, of Siouan origin; probably akin to Dakota pa-hdō-ka to pierce, bore
: an Amerind people of the southern Great Plains: as
a. : comanche
b. : apache