Cahuilla

American  

[kuh-wee-uh] / kəˈwi ə /

noun

PLURAL

Cahuillas,

PLURAL

Cahuilla

1. a member of a North American Indian people of southern California.

2. Also called Ivilyuat.  the Uto-Aztecan language of the Cahuilla.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Cahuilla or their language.

Etymology

Origin of Cahuilla

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Spanish, possibly from Cahuilla kawi'a “master”

Example Sentences

Tongva, Chumash and Cahuilla workers in California formed the backbone of rancho agriculture.

From The Wall Street Journal

Newsom also collected a combined $2.7 million from eight of California’s Native American tribes, all of which operate casinos, including $500,000 each from the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in Palm Springs and the Federated Indians of Granton Rancheria in Rohnert Park.

From Los Angeles Times

The line refers to Section 14, a working-class neighborhood of homesteads and shacks that once sat on land owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in the city center.

From Los Angeles Times

Hummingbird descends from Cahuilla and Apache nations and was the founder and previous manager of Hahamongna Nursery, a native plant nursery in Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times

“People are easily grossed out by food, even though we would be wearing masks, gloves and are clean,” said food vendor Jolene Mangilinan, Cahuilla/Luiseno/Paiute.

From Seattle Times