[kuh-chee-nuh] 
| 1. | any of various ancestral spirits deified by the Hopi Indians and impersonated in religious rituals by masked dancers. |
| 2. | a Hopi religious ritual at which such masked dancers perform. |
| 3. | a masked dancer impersonating such a spirit at a Hopi religious ritual. |
| 4. | kachina doll. |
| ka·chi·na (kə-chē'nə) n.
[Hopi katsina, supernatural being, masked impersonator of a supernatural being.] |
