- chimu
- I. \\chēˈmü\ noun
(plural chimu or chimus)
Usage: usually capitalizedEtymology: Spanish chimú, of American Indian origin1.a. : an extinct Yuncan people of the northwest coast of Perub. : a member of such peopleII. adjectiveUsage: usually capitalized: of or relating to a pre-Inca Peruvian culture characterized by the construction of large cities and by white and red pottery portrait vases and metalworking
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/chee mooh"/, n., pl. Chimus, (esp. collectively) Chimu.n.1. a member of an Amerindian people inhabiting the northern coast of Peru and having a highly developed urban culture that lasted until its destruction by the Incas.2. the language of this people.adj.3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Chimu, their language, or their culture.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.