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Jicarilla

noun Ji·ca·ri·lla \ ˌhē-kə-ˈrē-yə \

Definition of Jicarilla

plural Jicarilla or Jicarillas

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

Origin and Etymology of jicarilla

American Spanish apaches de la xicarilla, literally, gourd-cup Apaches, from Cerro de la Xicarilla, literally, gourd-cup peak, unidentified mountain in Jicarilla territory

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