Chumash

¹ American  

[khoo-mahsh, khoom-uhsh] / xuˈmɑʃ, ˈxʊm əʃ /

noun

Hebrew.

PLURAL

Chumashim

1. Humash.

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Chumash ² American  

[choo-mash] / ˈtʃu mæʃ /

noun

PLURAL

Chumashes

PLURAL

Chumash

1. a member of an American Indian people who formerly inhabited the southern California coast from San Luis Obispo to Santa Monica Bay, as well as the Santa Barbara Islands and the interior westward to the San Joaquin Valley: noted for their sophisticated seacraft and rock paintings.

2. any of the Hokan languages of the Chumash, at least six in number, all now extinct.

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chumash British  

/ ˈxʊməʃ, xʊˈmaʃ /

noun

1. Judaism a printed book containing one of the Five Books of Moses

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Etymology

Origin of chumash

literally: a fifth (part of the Torah)

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal

The six-bedroom home is described in its listing as an “architectural reverie” that draws “respectful inspiration from the Chumash people,” a Native American tribe that once occupied the land.

From MarketWatch

“Unlike Western belief systems, the Chumash held that humans could, with great effort, traverse these realms.”

From MarketWatch

In each sector, Meals sought out statues and plaques and explored points of history dating back to the Gabrielinos and Chumash, and to the days of Mexican and Spanish rule.

From Los Angeles Times

Samaniego, who has Indigenous Chumash and Tataviam ancestry, planned to wear regalia of the Tataviam people, whose historic home ranged from the San Fernando Valley to the Simi Valley as far east as Antelope Valley.

From Los Angeles Times