yazoo · noun1
Named after the Yazoo River, a tributary of the Mississippi with this characteristic.
Yazoo · proper noun2
From the French name Rivière des Yazous, which was named after the Yazoo people.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
yazoo
Today it means: A tributary that runs parallel to a river (especially when separated by a natural levee). Full definition →