kachina

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/kəˈt͡ʃiː.nə/
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/kəˈt͡ʃiː.nə/ · /kəˈt͡ʃi.nə/

Definition of kachina

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  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).
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noun

  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.
  3. A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi katsina.

Hooks

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