Main Entry:

Ca·taw·ba

Pronunciation:

\kə-ˈtȯ-bə\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

probably ultimately from Catawba (Spanish spelling) Catapa, Cataba, name of a 16th century Catawba town

Date:

1715

1plural Catawba or Catawbas : a member of an American Indian people of North Carolina and South Carolina2: the language of the Catawba people3: any of various wines produced from a pale red native American grape