/puy ooht", puy"ooht/ , n. , pl. Paiutes , ( esp. collectively ) Paiute .
1. a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
2. either of two mutually unintelligible Uto-Aztecan languages (Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute) .
Also, Piute .