Cahita

noun

Ca·​hi·​ta

kəˈhētə

plural Cahita or Cahitas

1

a

: a Taracahitian people of southwestern Sonora and northwestern Sinaloa, Mexico, the only survivors being the Mayo and Yaqui

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Cahita people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, probably from Cahita, literally, nothing

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