kachina

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi katsina.

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Noun

kachina (plural kachinas) (Pueblo culture)

  1. A vaguely ancestral anthropomorphic spirit being, associated with clouds and rain or personifying the power in the sun, the earth, or corn (among other things).
  2. A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
    Synonyms: kachina doll, kachina figure
  3. A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.

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French

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Noun

kachina m (plural kachinas)

  1. Alternative spelling of katchina (“kachina”) (spirit being)
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