English Explanatory Dictionary

Chiricahua

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a particular Native American tribe.
name
  1. The Apache language these people speak.

Word forms

Chiricahua Chiricahuas

Etymology

Via Spanish Chiricahua, most likely from Opata chiguicagui (“mountain of the wild turkey”).

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Chiricahua terms

Derived words

Chiricahuan
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