Calusa

noun

Ca·​lu·​sa

variants or less commonly Caloosa

kəˈlüsə

plural Calusa or Calusas

1

: a people of southern Florida of uncertain, perhaps Muskogean, relationship

2

: a member of the Calusa people

Word History

Etymology

perhaps modification of Spanish Carlos (Charles V †1558 Holy Roman emperor)

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