apache
/aˈpat͡ʃe/ · B2 · noun · mf
Apache
🐆 sounds like ah-PAH-chay: a-PACHE, the Apache people and a small wild cat
Spanish took apache from the Apache people's name, probably via Zuni. In Spain it also names a Paris street ruffian. The jaguarundi sense is a separate use: a sleek, long-bodied wild cat of the Americas.