I. chēˈmü noun
( plural chimu or chimus )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish chimú, of American Indian origin
1.
a. : an extinct Yuncan people of the northwest coast of Peru
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Chimu people — compare yunca
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or relating to a pre-Inca Peruvian culture characterized by the construction of large cities and by white and red pottery portrait vases and metalworking