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Apachette

Apachette noun: a female Apache.

Noun

Apachette (plural Apachettes)

  1. (archaic, humorous) A female Apache.
    • If there are any Apaches left they would do well to take lessons from Douglas Gilmore, known in the picture as The Cat; and their Apachettes from Joan Crawford, who plays the part of The Cat's ill-used but excessively loyal sweetheart.1926, The Judge, volume 90, number 2330, page 20

Forms of Apachette

pluralApachettes

Origin of Apachette

From Apache + -ette.

Questions about Apachette

What does Apachette mean?
Apachette means a female Apache.
What part of speech is Apachette?
Apachette is a noun.
What is the plural of Apachette?
The plural of Apachette is Apachettes.

Words near Apachette in the dictionary

  1. apacheism
  2. Apacheness
  3. apaches
  4. apacheta
  5. apachetas
  6. Apachette
  7. Apachettes
  8. apachism
  9. apachita
  10. apachitas
  11. apachite

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