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Borrowed from Spanish, of uncertain origin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A member of a Native American people belonging to the Yuman linguistic stock, a part of the Hokan family. They originate in the Colorado River area, but following an exodus in the 1700s or 1800s, they live amongst the Pima in the vicinity of the Gila and Salt Rivers. Full definition →