Main Entry:

Co·man·che

Pronunciation:

\kə-ˈman-chē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural Comanche or Comanches

Etymology:

American Spanish, from Southern Paiute ki̵mmanciŋʷi̵ 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