Piute

[ pahy-oot, pahy-oot ]

/ paɪˈut, ˈpaɪ ut /

noun, plural Pi·utes, (especially collectively) Pi·ute.

Paiute.

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Definition for piute (2 of 2)

Paiute

or Pi·ute

[ pahy-oot, pahy-oot ]

/ paɪˈut, ˈpaɪ ut /

noun, plural Pai·utes, (especially collectively) Pai·ute.

a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.

either of two mutually unintelligible Uto-Aztecan languages (Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute).

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Example sentences from the Web for piute

They yowled and danced like Piute Indians, and glared at each other as they danced.
In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes
He and Piute searched for dead sheep, but, much to their surprise, found none.
The Heritage of the Desert|Zane Grey
Piute's task at the moment was to drag dead coyotes to the rim, near at hand, and throw them over.
The Heritage of the Desert|Zane Grey
Piute raked the red coals from the glowing centre of the camp-fire.
The Heritage of the Desert|Zane Grey

If they come down here you send Piute to close the trail at the upper end of the bench, and you close the one where we came up.
The Heritage of the Desert|Zane Grey

British Dictionary definitions for piute (1 of 2)

Piute

/ (ˈpaɪˌuːt, paɪˈjuːt) /

noun

a variant spelling of Paiute

British Dictionary definitions for piute (2 of 2)

Paiute

Piute

/ (ˈpaɪˌuːt, paɪˈjuːt) /

noun

plural -utes or -ute a member of either of two North American Indian peoples (Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute) of the Southwestern US, related to the Aztecs

the language of either of these peoples, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family

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