Calusa

1. a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting the southwest coast of Florida from Tampa Bay to the Florida Keys. The Calusa were extinct by the mid-18th century.
   b. A member of this people.
2. The extinct language of the Calusa, of unknown linguistic affiliation.

Origin:

Origin: Calusa, fierce people (sense uncertain)

Origin: ; perhaps akin to Choctaw kallo, strong