Pai·ute
noun/ˈpaɪuːt/
/ˈpaɪuːt/
(plural Paiute, Paiutes)
- a member of a native North American people many of whom live in the south-western US
北美原住民的成员，其中许多人居住在美国西南部 CultureThe Paiute began the Ghost Dance and its religion. There are now very few Paiute and they live mostly on reservations (= areas of land kept separate for native North Americans to live on) in Nevada, California, Utah and Arizona.Word Originfrom Spanish Payuchi, Payuta, influenced by Ute.