Cahuilla
[ kuh-wee-uh ]
/ kəˈwi ə /
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noun, plural Ca·huil·las, (especially collectively) Ca·huil·la.
a member of a North American Indian people of southern California.
the Uto-Aztecan language of the Cahuilla.
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Words nearby Cahuilla
Cahokia, Cahokia Mounds, cahoot, cahoots, cahow, Cahuilla, CAI, Caiaphas, Caicos Islands, caid, cailleach
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How to use Cahuilla in a sentence
They slept at a miserable cabin in one of the clearings, and at early dawn pushed on, reaching the Cahuilla village before noon.
Ramona|Helen Hunt JacksonAlessandro's face haunted him, and also the memory of Ramona's, as she lay tossing and moaning in the wretched Cahuilla hovel.
Ramona|Helen Hunt JacksonThis Cahuilla village is in a small valley, high up in the San Jacinto range.
Glimpses of Three Coasts|Helen Hunt Jackson