Chechehet
noun
Che·che·het
\¦chāchə¦het, -ech-\
Definition of Chechehet
Chechehet
orChechehets
1a : an extinct people of central Argentina b : a member of such people
2 : the language of the Chechehet people constituting a linguistic family —called also Het
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Origin and Etymology of chechehet
Spanish chechehet, chechaet, of American Indian origin
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