Kachina Definition
kə-chēnə
kachinas
noun
In Pueblo folklore, a beneficent spirit, either a minor deity or the spirit of an ancestor.
Webster's New World
A male dancer impersonating such a spirit.
Webster's New World
The mask worn by the dancer.
Webster's New World
A small, wooden doll representing such a spirit.
Webster's New World
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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Other Word Forms of Kachina
Noun
Singular:
kachina
Plural:
kachinasOrigin of Kachina
Hopi katsina supernatural being, masked impersonator of a supernatural being
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Hopi qatsina.
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