What does "atakapa" mean?

A member of an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands.

Atakapa

Common synonyms include: atakapa language, atakapan, atakapan language, attacapa, attacapa language, attacapan.

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Noun

1
A member of an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands.
2
a language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas wordnet
3
a member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas wordnet

Proper Noun

Borrowing from Choctaw hatak apa (literally “man eater”).