Jicarilla

 

Entry from US Dictionary

Pronunciation: /ˌhēkəˈrēə, -ˈrēlyə/

noun (plural or Jicarillas)

  • 1 (also Jicarilla Apache) a member of an Apache people of northern New Mexico.
  • 2the Athabaskan language of the Jicarilla.

adjective

  • relating to the Jicarilla or their language.

Origin:

Mexican Spanish: probably diminutive of jícara 'chocolate-cup' (from the shape of a local hill); perhaps from Nahuatl xicalli 'drinking vessel, gourd'