CAYUSE


Meaning of CAYUSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkī-ˌyüs, kī-ˈ ]

noun

( plural Cayuse or Cayuses )

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1825

1. : a member of an American Indian people of Oregon and Washington

2. plural cayuses , not capitalized , West : a native range horse

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