Shalako

noun

Sha·​la·​ko

shəˈlä(ˌ)kō

plural -s

1

or Shalako dancer : one of the dancers impersonating a Zuñi mythical being of extraordinary stature

2

: a Zuñi ceremony in which Shalakos play a central role and which celebrates the advent or departure of the kachinas

Word History

Etymology

Zuñi

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