kəˈhēd.ə noun
( plural cahita or cahitas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish, probably from Cahita, literally, nothing
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