ˌchirə̇ˈkäwə noun
( plural chiricahua or chiricahuas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: modification of Spanish chiricahue, from Apache, literally, great mountain; from their former residence around the Chiricahua mountains in southeastern Arizona
1.
a. : an American Indian people constituting a subdivision of the Gileños
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Chiricahua people