Arikara

English

Etymology

Possibly from Arikara aríka (“horn”), or árikaraahkucuʾ (“bull elk,” literally “ones with big horns”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈɹɪkəɹə/

Noun

Arikara (plural Arikaras or Arikara)

1. A member of a tribe of Native Americans in what is today North Dakota, who are today enrolled with the Mandan and the Hidatsa as the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.

Derived terms

• Arikara squash

 

Proper noun

Arikara

1. The Caddoan language of this people.