A member of an indigenous Uto-Aztecan people of Mexico, or their language, primarily found in the Sonora region.
From the Uto-Aztecan language family, the word likely derives from indigenous roots, though its exact etymology is debated among linguists studying southwestern North American languages.
The Cahita language has influenced Mexican Spanish with several words that English speakers wouldn't recognize, showing how indigenous languages shaped the Spanish that colonizers brought back to Europe!
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