Cayuse

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkʌɪjuːs/

noun (plural or Cayuses)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people of Washington State and Oregon.
  • 2 [mass noun] the extinct Penutian language of the Cayuse.
  • 3 (cayuse) an American Indian pony.

adjective

  • relating to the Cayuse or their language.

Origin:

the name in Chinook Jargon