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Jicarilla

Jicarilla

1 9.9
A person who belongs to an Apache people from northern New Mexico and southern Colorado
  • proper noun
  • /ˌhɪkəˈrɪlə/
translation icon : jicarilla
  • You and your compadres can water your herds along the Jicarilla.
  • Jicarilla Apache

Examples

  • The Jicarilla Apache boast a wildlife management program that has become a model for the state of New Mexico, using aerial surveys and radio telemetry to keep track of game.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The Jicarilla Apache Nation has approved new agreements to advance community development.

  • I was living with the Jicarilla at the time.

  • The Jicarilla Apaches and Utes eventually became friendly and soon began intermarrying.

    Blog text (19)
  • Jicarilla, Navajos, Coeur D'Alene.

  • In the Southwest, so-called Western Apache, including the Chiricahua, are linguistically related to Eastern Apache, such as the Jicarilla and the Lipan, yet the kinship systems are different.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Home to the Chaco culture, the Jicarilla Apache, 19 Pueblo tribes, and a large chunk of the Navajo reservation, this part of the state has seen plenty of anthropologists and archaeologists over the years.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I am a member of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe.

  • Many Jicarilla Apache families gather every summer for their traditional powwow.

Synonyms

Apache
vsJicarilla
2 6.6

A Native American people from the southwestern United States and Mexico who fought to keep their land in the 1800s

refers specifically to one subgroup from northern New Mexico rather than many groups

Surface Forms

Jicarilla main

Etymology

Jicarilla is the name of a Native American people, and it comes from the Spanish word jicarilla, which means 'small gourd' or 'little cup' because Spanish speakers saw them using gourd bowls.