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Cahita
noun
Ca·hi·ta
\kəˈhētə\
Definition of Cahita
Cahita
orCahitas
1a : a Taracahitian people of southwestern Sonora and northwestern Sinaloa, Mexico, the only survivors being the Mayo and Yaqui b : a member of such people
2 : the language of the Cahita people
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Origin and Etymology of cahita
Spanish, probably from Cahita, literally, nothing
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