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Ji·ca·ri·lla | \ ˌhē-kə-ˈrē-yə 
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\ plural Jicarilla or Jicarillas
Definition of Jicarilla
1 : a member of an Apache people originally of southeastern Colorado, northern New Mexico, and adjacent areas and now living chiefly in northern New Mexico
2 : the language of the Jicarilla people
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The first known use of Jicarilla was in 1850
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