Cahuilla

[ kuh-wee-uh ]

noun

, plural Ca·huil·las, (especially collectively) Ca·huil·la

1. a member of a North American Indian people of southern California.
2. Also called Ivilyuat. the Uto-Aztecan language of the Cahuilla.

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cahuilla¹

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

Example Sentences

They slept at a miserable cabin in one of the clearings, and at early dawn pushed on, reaching the Cahuilla village before noon.

From Project Gutenberg

Alessandro's face haunted him, and also the memory of Ramona's, as she lay tossing and moaning in the wretched Cahuilla hovel.

From Project Gutenberg

This Cahuilla village is in a small valley, high up in the San Jacinto range.

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