Atakapa

noun

Ata·​ka·​pa

variants or Attacapa

əˈtakəpə,

-äk-,

-ˌpä,

-ˌpȯ

plural Atakapa or Atakapas or Attacapa or Attacapas

1

a

: an Indian people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Atakapa people

Word History

Etymology

French Atac-Apa, from Choctaw hatak-apa cannibal, from hatak man + apa eats

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