1722, from Choctaw Chahta, of uncertain meaning, but also said to be from Spanish chato "flattened," for the tribe's custom of flattening the heads of male infants. As a figure skating step, first recorded 1892. Sometimes used in 19c. American English as typical of a difficult or incomprehensible language (compare Greek in this sense from c. 1600).
双语例句
1. Some people say it came from the Native American Indian try tribe known as the Choctaw.
一些人认为它是源于美国印第安乔克托家族.
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2. Some people say it came from the Native American Indian tribe known as the Choctaw.
