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Jicarilla

Jicarilla noun: a Southern Athabascan (Native American) people.

Noun

Jicarilla (plural Jicarillas)

  1. A Southern Athabascan (Native American) people.

Proper noun

Jicarilla

  1. An Athabascan language spoken by the Jicarilla people.
    Synonyms:
    Jicarilla Apache

Synonyms of Jicarilla

  • Jicarilla Apache

Forms of Jicarilla

pluralJicarillas

Origin of Jicarilla

Borrowed from Spanish jicarilla, diminutive of jícara, from Nahuatl xicalli.

Questions about Jicarilla

What does Jicarilla mean?
Jicarilla means a Southern Athabascan (Native American) people.
What part of speech is Jicarilla?
Jicarilla can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Jicarilla?
The plural of Jicarilla is Jicarillas.

Words near Jicarilla in the dictionary

  1. Jicaque
  2. Jicaquean
  3. Jicaques
  4. jicara
  5. jicaras
  6. Jicarilla
  7. jichimu
  8. Jichișu de Jos
  9. jick
  10. jickajog
  11. JICRAR

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