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Atakapa

noun
Ata·​ka·​pa
variants: or Attacapa \ əˈtakəpə , -​äk-​ , -​ˌpä , -​ˌpȯ \
plural Atakapa or Atakapas or Attacapa or Attacapas

Definition of Atakapa

1a : an Indian people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas
b : a member of such people
2 : the language of the Atakapa people

History and Etymology for Atakapa

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

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