kachina doll

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Definition of kachina doll words

noun kachina doll a Hopi Indian doll carved from cottonwood root in representation of a kachina and given as a gift to a child or used as a household decoration. 1

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1945-50

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