Paiute

noun

Pai·​ute ˈpī-ˌyüt 

variants or less commonly Piute

1

plural Paiute or Paiutes also Piute or Piutes : a member of a group of Indigenous peoples originally inhabiting western and southern parts of the U.S. Great Basin

2

: either of the two Uto-Aztecan languages of the Paiute people

Examples of Paiute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The single-family house located in the 44300 block of Paiute Court in Fremont was sold on June 12, for $3,393,000, or $1,238 per square foot. — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

And yet a bitter taste remains for some community members who say that Thacker Pass will damage historic sites sacred to the Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribes. — Justin Worland, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

The Paiute painter, a member of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe in Hungry Valley, Nevada, is the fifth recipient of the $15,000 award. — News Desk, Artforum, 31 July 2026

The area is important to many tribes, including the Timbisha Shoshone and the Pahrump band of the Southern Paiute. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

alteration of Pie-Utaw, alteration of Paiuches, plural, from American Spanish Payuchis Southern Paiutes

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Paiute

• piute

Kids Definition

Paiute

noun

Pai·​ute ˈpī-ˌ(y)üt 

: a member of an Indigenous people originally of Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California