Chimu

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noun

Chi·​mu

chēˈmü

plural Chimu or Chimus

1

a

: an extinct Yuncan people of the northwest coast of Peru

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Chimu people compare yunca

Chimu

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adjective

"

: of or relating to a pre-Inca Peruvian culture characterized by the construction of large cities and by white and red pottery portrait vases and metalworking

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Spanish chimú, of American Indian origin

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