# Paiute

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #81,675

## Definitions
1. Any member of two related groups of North American aboriginal peoples: the Northern Paiute of California, Nevada, and Oregon, and the Southern Paiute of Arizona, southeastern California and Nevada, and Utah.

## Etymology
From Spanish payuchi, payuta, compare Spanish yuta (“Ute”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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