Chumash
Chu·mash
noun \ˈchü-ˌmash\ plural Chumash
Definition of CHUMASH
1
: a member of an American Indian people of southwestern California
2
: the family of languages spoken by the Chumash people
Origin of CHUMASH
from Tcú-mac, name in a coastal Chumash language for the inhabitants of Santa Rosa Island
First Known Use: 1891
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