noun
Meaning 1
A small Indian horse or pony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cayuse
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/ˈkaɪuːs/
noun
Meaning 2
A Native American tribe of Oregon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 3
a small native range horse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Indian pony
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pony
History
Etymology
Named after the Cayuse tribe of the Pacific Northwest. However, the etymology of this tribe name is unknown; it may be an exonym, and may in fact come from Spanish caballo (“horse”), which is the source of the word for horse in many Native American languages of western North America.
Adapted from French cailloux, a pre-existing French word. The reason this word came to be used for the tribe is unknown; see the Wikipedia article for theories.