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caddo

/ˈkædəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
cad-do
IPA
/ˈkædəʊ/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

name

A town in Oklahoma.

Etymology

Clipping of French Kadohadacho, from Caddo kadawdáachuh.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Caddos (plural)

Derived Forms

Caddoa

Phrases

Caddo County Caddo Lake Caddo Parish

Synonyms

caddoan caddoan language

Rhymes With

colorado shadow avocado overshadow foreshadow saddo

Questions

How do you pronounce caddo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkædəʊ/.
What does caddo mean?
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.
Where does caddo come from?
It is traced to French.

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