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Cahuilla

Cahuilla noun: a member of a group of Native Americans of the inland areas of southern California.

Noun

Cahuilla (plural Cahuillas or Cahuilla)

  1. A member of a group of Native Americans of the inland areas of southern California.

Proper noun

Cahuilla

  1. Their Uto-Aztecan language.

Forms of Cahuilla

pluralCahuillas
pluralCahuilla

Origin of Cahuilla

Probably from Cahuilla kawi'a (“master”).

Questions about Cahuilla

What does Cahuilla mean?
Cahuilla means a member of a group of Native Americans of the inland areas of southern California.
What part of speech is Cahuilla?
Cahuilla can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Cahuilla?
The plural of Cahuilla is Cahuillas.

Words near Cahuilla in the dictionary

  1. Cahuapana
  2. Cahuapanan
  3. Cahue
  4. Cahuenga
  5. Cahues
  6. Cahuilla
  7. Cahuillas
  8. Cahuita
  9. Cahul
  10. cahys
  11. cahyses

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