Chechehet

noun

Che·​che·​het

¦chāchə¦het,

-ech-

plural Chechehet or Chechehets

1

a

: an extinct people of central Argentina

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Chechehet people constituting a linguistic family

called also Het

Word History

Etymology

Spanish chechehet, chechaet, of American Indian origin

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