cayuse

US: (kī yo̅o̅s′, kī′o̅o̅s)

Inflections of 'cayuse' (n):

cayuses

npl (All usages. Capitalized for the Native American people.)

Cayuse

npl (Can be used as a collective plural for the Native Americans—e.g. "Most Cayuse now live in Oregon.")

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cay•use  (kī yo̅o̅s′, kī′o̅o̅s), n. 

1. Dialect Terms [Western U.S.] a horse, esp. an Indian pony.
2. Dialect Terms Also called cayuse′ wind′. [Northwestern U.S.] a cold wind blowing from the east.

• named after the Cayuse 1830–40, American.

Cay•use  (kī yo̅o̅s′, kī′o̅o̅s), n., pl. -us•es, (esp. collectively) -use. 

1. Language Varieties a member of a tribe of North American Indians now living in Oregon.