Paducah

English

Alternative forms

• (Comanche): Padouca, Paduca

Etymology

From Spanish Padoucas, from Dhegihan Pádoka or Pádoⁿka (“Comanche”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəduːkə/

Proper noun

Paducah

1. (obsolete) The Comanche tribe.
2. A city, the county seat of McCracken County, in western Kentucky, named for the Comanches.
3. A town, the county seat of Cottle County, in northern Texas, named for the Kentucky city.

Noun

Paducah (plural Paducahs)

1. (obsolete) A member of the Comanche people.