单词 | apache |
释义 | Apache in British English (əˈpætʃɪ) noun 1. Word forms: plural Apaches or Apache a member of a Native American people, formerly nomadic and warlike, inhabiting the southwestern US and N Mexico 2. the language of this people, belonging to the Athapascan group of the Na-Dene phylum Word origin from Mexican Spanish, probably from Zuñi Apachu, literally: enemyapache in British English (əˈpɑːʃ, -ˈpæʃ, French apaʃ) noun a Parisian gangster or ruffian Word origin from French: Apacheapache in American English (əpæʃ; əˈpɑʃ; French aˈpaʃ) nounWord forms: plural aˈpaches (əˈpæʃɪz; əˈpɑʃɪz; French aˈpaʃ) 1. a gangster or thug of Paris adjective 2. designating a dance, performed typically as an exhibition in cabarets, that represents an apache handling his girl in a brutal, masterful way Word origin Fr, lit., Apache: first used of Parisian thieves (1902) by Victor Moris, Fr journalistApache in American English (əˈpætʃi) nounWord forms: plural Apaches, esp collectively Apache 1. a member of an Athabaskan people of the southwestern U.S. 2. any of the several Athabaskan languages of Arizona and the Rio Grande basin 3. Military a two-man U.S. Army helicopter designed to attack enemy armor with rockets or a 30mm gun and equipped for use in bad weather and in darkness Word origin [1915–20; ‹ MexSp, perh. ‹ Zuni ɂa⋅paču Navajos, presumably applied formerly to the Apacheans (Navajos and Apaches) generally]Word lists withNorth American Languages, Native American tribes |
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