Apache
Apache
noun \ə-ˈpa-chē, in sense 3 ə-ˈpash\ plural Apache or Apach·es\-ˈpa-chēz; -ˈpash, -ˈpa-shəz\
Definition of APACHE
1
: a member of a group of American Indian peoples of the southwestern United States
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-ˈpa-chē-ən\ adjective or noun
See Origin of APACHE
American Spanish, perhaps from Zuni ʔa·paču Navajo, Apachean
First Known Use: 1745
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