kachina
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kachina
- /kəˈt͡ʃiː.nə/ UK
- /kəˈt͡ʃi.nə/ US
Rhymes with -iːnə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hopi katsina.
noun kachinas · Kachina · katchina · katcina · Katcina · katsina
- 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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A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
Similar: kachina doll, kachina figure
- A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.
Translations
Talk about this word "kachina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kachina. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kachina. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kachina "kachina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kachina.Cite this
@misc{kachina_2026,
title = {kachina},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kachina},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
