COMANCHE


Meaning of COMANCHE in English

n.

Pronunciation: k ə - ' man-ch ē

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural Comanche or Comanches

Etymology: American Spanish, from Southern Paiute k ɨ mmanci ŋ w ɨ Shoshones, strangers

Date: 1806

1 : a member of an American Indian people ranging from Wyoming and Nebraska south into New Mexico and northwestern Texas

2 : the Uto-Aztecan language of the Comanche people

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