释义 |
ca·taw·ba \kəˈtȯbə\ noun (-s ; see sense 1) Etymology: Choctaw Katápa, literally, separated 1. or plural catawba usually capitalized a. : a Siouan people of No. Carolina and So. Carolina b. : a member of such people 2. usually capitalized : the language of the Catawba people 3. [from Catawba river, No. & So. Carolina] usually capitalized : a white wine usually dry and either still or sparkling produced from a native American grape grown extensively in Ohio and New York 4. often capitalized a. : a very dark to blackish red b. of textiles : a dark purplish red that is bluer and paler than dahlia purple and bluer and duller than pansy purple |