单词 | kachina |
释义 | kachina /keuh chee"neuh/, n. 1. any of various ancestral spirits deified by the Hopi Indians and impersonated in religious rituals by masked dancers. 2. a Hopi religious ritual at which such masked dancers perform. 3. a masked dancer impersonating such a spirit at a Hopi religious ritual. 4. See kachina doll. Also, katcina, katchina. [1885-90; < Hopi kacína < Keresan (Santa Ana) k'â·cina (or a cognate word)] |
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