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Shalako

Shalako proper noun: a Zuni ceremony, performed at the winter solstice.

Proper noun (1)

Shalako

  1. A Zuni ceremony, performed at the winter solstice.

Proper noun (2)

Shalako

  1. A Hopi kachina.

Origin of Shalako

Borrowed from Zuni [Term?].

Borrowed from Hopi Saʼlako, from Zuni [Term?].

Words formed from Shalako

  • Shalako Maiden

Questions about Shalako

What does Shalako mean?
Shalako means a Zuni ceremony, performed at the winter solstice.
What part of speech is Shalako?
Shalako is a proper noun.

Words near Shalako in the dictionary

  1. shalabhanjikas
  2. shalabhasana
  3. Shalabi
  4. Shalabis
  5. Shalagrama
  6. Shalako
  7. shalas
  8. shalbe
  9. Shalbourne
  10. shalder
  11. shalders

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