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Catawba

Catawba

1 8.6
A reddish American table grape used for eating and making wine
  • noun
  • /ˈkætəˌbɔː/
  • US
: uva Catawba
  • This vineyard grows several varieties, including the sweet Catawba grape.

Examples

  • The ripe Catawba has a pleasant, musky flavor that makes it popular for jams and jellies.

  • I tried a glass of sparkling wine made from Catawba grapes at the festival.

  • I love eating Catawba grapes in the summer.

  • The Catawba grape is known for its sweet flavor.

  • I tried a glass of sparkling wine made from Catawba grapes at the festival.

  • The ripe Catawba has a pleasant, musky flavor that makes it popular for jams and jellies.

  • This vineyard grows several varieties, including the sweet Catawba grape.

Compounds

Catawba language
1 9.9

A Native American language once spoken by the Catawba people in the southeastern United States

Surface Forms

Catawba singular
Catawbas plural

Etymology

Catawba is also the name of a reddish table grape that was named after the Catawba people or the region where it grew, so thinking of the tribe or the place helps explain why the grape has this name.