Meanings
nounkachina (plural kachinas)
plural kachinas · alternative Kachina · alternative katchina · alternative katcina · alternative Katcina · alternative katsina
- 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).
- A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
Synonyms: kachina doll, kachina figure
- A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
Similar
kachina dollkachina figure
Origin
- Hopikatsina
- Hopikatsina
- Englishkachina
Borrowed from Hopi katsina.
More words from Hopi
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French kachina, katchina
- kachinaspirit being
- katchinaspirit being
- Katsinaspirit being
- katchinawooden doll representing a spirit being
German Kachina, Katchina
- Kachinaspirit being
- Katchinaspirit being
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with kachina
latinaArgentinaarenaKatrinamarinaninaPasadenareginaAngelinasubpoenaXenaDinaminaballerinagalenacarinapatinacantinaSheenafarinaRinaspirulinaBallymenaverbena
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
kachina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kachina
MLA
“kachina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kachina. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kachina,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kachina.
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