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heyoka

heyoka noun: a sacred jester and contrarian in the culture of the Lakota people.

Noun

heyoka (plural heyokas)

  1. A sacred jester and contrarian in the culture of the Lakota people.

Forms of heyoka

pluralheyokas
alternative formheyokha
alternative formhaokah

Origin of heyoka

Borrowed from Lakota heyókȟa.

Questions about heyoka

What does heyoka mean?
Heyoka means a sacred jester and contrarian in the culture of the Lakota people.
What part of speech is heyoka?
Heyoka is a noun.
What is the plural of heyoka?
The plural of heyoka is heyokas.

Words near heyoka in the dictionary

  1. Heyne
  2. heyneanine
  3. Heynes
  4. Heyns
  5. heyo
  6. heyoka
  7. heyokas
  8. heyokha
  9. heyokhas
  10. heyr
  11. heyrat

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