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Pima

noun
Pi·​ma | \ˈpē-mə \
plural Pimas or Pima

Definition of Pima 

1 : a member of an American Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico

2 : o'odham sense 2

Other Words from Pima

Piman \ ˈpē-​mən \ adjective

First Known Use of Pima

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for Pima

American Spanish, short for earlier Pimahitos, Pima Aytos, from O'odham (18th century) pimahaitu nothing

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