Choctaw

English

Etymology

From Choctaw chahta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɒktɔː/

Proper noun

Choctaw

1. An aboriginal peoples native to the area currently known as Mississippi, in the United States, with a sizable displaced population in Oklahoma
2. The language of the Choctaw tribe.
3. An unincorporated community in Bolivar County, Mississippi.
4. An unincorporated community in Neshoba County, Mississippi.
5. A city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; suburb of Oklahoma City.
6. Ellipsis of Choctaw County.

Derived terms

• Choctaw Corner
• Choctaw County
• Choctaw Lake

Adjective

Choctaw (not comparable)

1. Relating to the Choctaw tribe or its language.

Noun

Choctaw (plural Choctaws or Choctaw)

1. (with either plural) A person of Choctaw heritage.
2. (skating, plural "Choctaws") A Choctaw turn.

Derived terms

• Choctaw County
• Choctaw turn

Translations

person of Choctaw heritage

• Alabama: chahta
• Choctaw: chahta
• Russian: чо́кто m (čókto)

language

• Choctaw: chahta anumpa
• Finnish: choctaw (fi)
• Russian: чо́кто m (čókto)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Chickasaw: ^{(please verify)} chahta, ^{(please verify)} chahtanompa'

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Choctaw, cho ⁠