Pima

noun

Pi·​ma ˈpē-mə 

1

plural Pimas or Pima : a member of an Indigenous people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico

2

: o'odham sense 2

Piman

ˈpē-mən 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, short for earlier Pimahitos, Pima Aytos, from O'odham (18th century) pimahaitu nothing

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1