Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kachina

3 senses of kachina

Sense 1
kachina -- (a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit)
       => dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean -- (a performer who dances professionally)

Sense 2
kachina -- (a deified spirit of the Pueblo people)
       => spirit, disembodied spirit -- (any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings)

Sense 3
kachina -- (a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift)
       => doll, dolly -- (a small replica of a person; used as a toy)