Etymology

Atchafalaya

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Today it means: A river in Louisiana, major distributary of the Mississippi River. Full definition →

Choctaw hvcha falaya
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The story

  1. Choctaw · borrowed fromhvcha falaya“long river”
  2. English todayAtchafalaya

From Choctaw hvcha falaya (“long river”).

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