Catawba

noun

Ca·​taw·​ba kə-ˈtȯ-bə 

1

plural Catawba or Catawbas : a member of a nation of Indigenous peoples of North Carolina and South Carolina

2

: the language of the Catawba people

3

plural Catawbas : any of various wines produced from a pale red native American grape

In a letter dated December 29, 1964, Ernest Reveal at Widmer's Wine Cellars informed Wagner that Catawbas were already in short supply due to the popularity of Charles Fournier's Pink Catawba wine …

—Hudson Cattell

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Geographical Definition

Catawba

geographical name

Ca·​taw·​ba kə-ˈtȯ-bə 

river 250 miles (402 kilometers) long flowing south from western North Carolina into South Carolina see wateree