English Explanatory Dictionary

Pima

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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).
name
  1. The dialect of O'odham spoken by the Pima
noun
  1. A soft form of cotton having long fibres (Gossypium barbadense)

Pronunciation

/ˈpimə/

Word forms

Pima Pimas

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Akimel O'odham

Derived words

pima Pima Bajo Pima County Piman pima cotton
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