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chi·chi·mec \ˈchēchəˌmek\ noun or chi·chi·me·ca \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmākə\; or chi·chi·me·co \-ˈmā(ˌ)kō\ (plural chichimec or chichimecs or chichimeca or chichimecas or chichimeco or chichimecos) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish chichimeca, from Nahuatl chichimecatl 1. a. : any one of the Nahuatlan peoples in Mexico before the rise of the Aztec empire b. : a warlike people of northern Mexico c. : a member of any such people 2. : the language of the Chichimec people • chi·chi·mecan \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mākən, -mek-\ adjective, usually capitalized |