kachina Definition
☆ ka·china (kə c̸hē′nə)
noun pl. -·nas or -·na
- Pueblo Folklore a beneficent spirit, either a minor deity or the spirit of an ancestor
- a male dancer impersonating such a spirit
- the mask worn by the dancer
- a small wooden doll representing the spirit
Etymology: Hopi ḳacína < Keresan: cf. Santa Ana Keresan kâ·cina
kachina Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
doll: Hopi of the Southwest carve cottonwood roots into kachina dolls, the representations of supernatural beings.
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