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Cayuse

Pronunciation: /ˈkʌɪjuːs/
Definition of Cayuse

noun (plural same 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

Cayuse in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Cayuse in the US English dictionary
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