I. ˈpēmə noun
( plural pima or pimas )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Uto-Aztecan language of the Pima people
II. “ sometimes ˈpimə noun
or pima cotton
( -s )
Usage: sometimes capitalized P
Etymology: Pima county, southern Arizona
1. : a cotton with fiber of exceptional strength and firmness developed in the southwestern United States by selection and breeding of Egyptian cottons
2. : a fine strong cloth made from pima