# Paducah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /pəˈduːkə/ · frequency rank #51,301

## Definitions
1. The Comanche tribe.
2. A city, the county seat of McCracken County, in western Kentucky, named for the Comanches.
3. A town, the county seat of Cottle County, in northern Texas, named for the Kentucky city.

## Etymology
From Spanish Padoucas, from Dhegihan Pádoka or Pádoⁿka (“Comanche”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/paducah