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English word origin

Etymology of Caddo

Clipping of French Kadohadacho, from Caddo kadawdáachuh.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A member of a confederacy of several southeastern Native American tribes, who inhabited much of what is now East Texas, western Louisiana and portions of southern Arkansas and Oklahoma in the 16th century.

name

A Caddoan language of the Southern Plains of the United States, spoken by the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. · A town in Oklahoma.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of French Kadohadacho, from Caddo kadawdáachuh.

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