Etymology

Paiute

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Today it means: Any member of two related groups of North American aboriginal peoples: the Northern Paiute of California, Nevada, and Oregon, and the Southern Paiute of Arizona, southeastern California and Nevada, and Utah. Full definition →

Spanish payuchi
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  1. Spanish · derived frompayuchi
  2. English todayPaiute

From Spanish payuchi, payuta, compare Spanish yuta (“Ute”).

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