# Cache la Poudre

> English word · Proper noun · IPA [ˌkæʃ lə ˈpudɜɹ]

## Definitions
1. A river in Colorado, United States.

## Etymology
A corruption of the French cache à la poudre ("powder cache"), referring to an incident in the 1820s when French trappers, caught by a snowstorm, were forced to bury part of their gunpowder along the banks of the river.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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