pima

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8
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10
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈpimə/ (US)

Definition of pima

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A member of a group of American Indians living in an area consisting of what is now central and southern Arizona (USA) and Sonora (Mexico).
    “In the valley of the Gila and on its tributaries from the northeast are the Pimas, Maricopas, and Papagos.”
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noun

  1. A member of a group of American Indians living in an area consisting of what is now central and southern Arizona (USA) and Sonora (Mexico).
    “In the valley of the Gila and on its tributaries from the northeast are the Pimas, Maricopas, and Papagos.”
  2. (uncountable)A soft form of cotton having long fibres (Gossypium barbadense)
    “A svelte pima tank top with little buttons down the back is $118.”

name

  1. The dialect of O'odham spoken by the Pima

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Etymology

Named in honor of the Pima Indians, who helped raise the cotton on USDA experimental farms in Arizona in the early 1900s.

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