APACHE


Meaning of APACHE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ə - ' pa-ch ē , in sense 3 ə - ' pash

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural Apache or Apach · es \ - ' pa-ch ē z; - ' pash, - ' pa-sh ə z \

Etymology: American Spanish, perhaps from Zuni ʔ a · pa č u Navajo, Apachean

Date: 1745

1 : a member of a group of American Indian peoples of the southwestern U.S.

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 - ' pa-ch ē - ə n \ adjective or noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.