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kachina.

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).

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈt͡ʃiː.nə/Received-Pronunciation/kəˈt͡ʃi.nə/General-American
  1. 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).

  2. A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.

  3. A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hopi katsina.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.