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noun
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: kachina doll, kachina figure
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noun
A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: doll, dolly
noun
a deified spirit of the Pueblo people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: spirit, disembodied spirit
noun
a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean
History
Borrowed from Hopi katsina.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
