Cheraw

noun

Che·​raw

chēˈrȯ

plural Cheraw or Cheraws

1

: a people of the Carolinas tentatively assigned to the Siouan language family

2

: a member of the Cheraw people

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier Saraw, probably modification of Cherokee Suala

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