ˌtəskəˈrōrə, -ˈrȯrə noun
( plural tuscarora or tuscaroras )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Tuscarora Skă-rū-rĕ n , literally, Indian hemp gatherers
1.
a. : an Iroquoian people of No. Carolina and later of New York and Ontario
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Tuscarora people