SpellRight › Spelling
Rarekachina
The correct spelling is kachina.
How to pronounce kachina
noun
Say it like: Kac-hin-a
The correct spelling is kachina. (Pueblo culture) 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).
Usage Examples
No usage examples in context are available for this word.
Definition
noun
- 1.(Pueblo culture) 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.(Pueblo culture) A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
- 3.(Pueblo culture) A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.