transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈpa-chē, in sense 3 ]
ə-ˈpash noun
( plural Apache or Apach·es -ˈpa-chēz; -ˈpash, -ˈpa-shəz)
Etymology: American Spanish, perhaps from Zuni ʔa·paču Navajo, Apachean
Date: 1745
1. : a member of a group of American Indian peoples of the southwestern United States
2. : any of the Athabascan languages of the Apache people
3. not capitalized
[French, from Apache Apache Indian]
a. : a member of a gang of criminals especially in Paris
b. : ruffian
• Apach·e·an ə-ˈpa-chē-ən adjective or noun