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noun
1.
a Siouan language of North and South Carolina.
2.
a river flowing from W North Carolina into South Carolina, where it becomes the Wateree River. Compare Wateree.
3.
Horticulture.
a.
a reddish variety of grape.
b.
the vine bearing this fruit, grown in the eastern U.S.
4.
a light, dry, white wine made from this grape.
Origin:
1710–20, Americanism; apparently ultimately < Catawba (yį́) kátapu a village name, literally, (people of) the fork; perhaps via Shawnee kata·pa
1710–20, Americanism; apparently ultimately < Catawba (yį́) kátapu a village name, literally, (people of) the fork; perhaps via Shawnee kata·pa
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Catawba
type of grape, 1857, from river in South Carolina, U.S., where it was found. The river is names for the Katahba Indian group and language (Siouan), from katapu "fork of a stream," itself a Muskogean loan-word.
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