tus·ca·rora \ˌtəskəˈrōrə, -ˈrȯrə\noun (pluraltuscaroraortuscaroras) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Tuscarora Skă-rū-rĕn, literally, Indian hemp gatherers 1. a.: an Iroquoian people of No. Carolina and later of New York and Ontario b.: a member of such people 2.: the language of the Tuscarora people