paiute

Questions about paiute

What does paiute mean?

paiute means "a member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in paiute?

paiute has 2 syllables: pa-iute. The stress falls on "pa". In IPA it is /ˈpaɪjut/.

What is another word for paiute?

Close synonyms include Piute. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is paiute a common word?

paiute is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.