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Kachina

nounid 79946·updated May 18, 2026
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a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit

polysemous

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Kachinas
possessive
Kachina's
pluralpossessive
Kachinas'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit
§2
a deified spirit of the Pueblo people
§3
a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit

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