iruska
noun
irus·ka
\ə̇ˈrüskə\
Definition of iruska
-s
: a dance of a fire-handling sacred male society of the Pawnee Indians that is the precursor of the grass dance
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Origin and Etymology of iruska
Pawnee, literally, the fire is in me
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