Hohokam

noun

Ho·​ho·​kam ˌhō-hō-ˈkäm 

plural Hohokam

: a member of a prehistoric desert culture of the southwestern U.S. centering in the Gila Valley of Arizona and characterized especially by irrigated agriculture

Hohokam adjective

Word History

Etymology

O'odham (Uto-Aztecan language of southern Arizona) huhugam, literally, those who have gone

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above