Acolapissa

noun

Ac·​o·​la·​pis·​sa

ˌa-kə-lə-ˈpi-sə

plural Acolapissa or Acolapissas

1

: an extinct Muskogean people of Louisiana and Mississippi

2

: a member of the Acolapissa people

Word History

Etymology

Choctaw Okla pisa, literally, lookouts, guardians, spies, from okla people, tribe + pisa one who sees, observer

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