ˈchēchəˌmek noun
or chi·chi·me·ca ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmākə ; or chi·chi·me·co -ˈmā(ˌ)kō
( plural chichimec or chichimecs or chichimeca or chichimecas or chichimeco or chichimecos )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish chichimeca, from Nahuatl chichimecatl
1.
a. : any one of the Nahuatlan peoples in Mexico before the rise of the Aztec empire
b. : a warlike people of northern Mexico
c. : a member of any such people
2. : the language of the Chichimec people
• chi·chi·mecan | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mākən, -mek- adjective , usually capitalized