Main Entry:

Apache

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈpa-chē, in sense 3 ə-ˈpash\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

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 States2: any of the Athabascan languages of the Apache people3not 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