Chichimec

noun

Chi·​chi·​mec

ˈchēchəˌmek

variants or Chichimeca

ˌ⸗⸗ˈmākə

or Chichimeco

-ˈmā(ˌ)kō

plural Chichimec or Chichimecs or Chichimeca or Chichimecas or Chichimeco or Chichimecos

1

a

: any one of the Nahuatlan peoples in Mexico before the rise of the Aztec empire

b

: a warlike people of northern Mexico

c

: a member of any such people

2

: the language of the Chichimec people

Chichimecan

¦⸗⸗¦mākən

-mek-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Spanish chichimeca, from Nahuatl chichimecatl

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