First Known Use: 1884
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Hohokam
noun Ho·ho·kam \ˌhō-hō-ˈkäm\
plural Hohokam
Definition of HOHOKAM
: a member of a prehistoric desert culture of the southwestern United States centering in the Gila Valley of Arizona and characterized especially by irrigated agriculture
— Hohokam adjective
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Origin of HOHOKAM
O'odham (Uto-Aztecan language of southern Arizona) huhugam, literally, those who have gone
Rhymes with HOHOKAM
aerogram, Amsterdam, anagram, Birmingham, Boulder Dam, cablegram, centigram, Christogram, chronogram, cofferdam, cryptogram, decagram, deprogram, diagram, diaphragm, epigram, fluid dram, giant clam, hard-shell clam, hexagram, histogram, hologram, kilogram, logogram, mammogram, milligram, Minicam, monogram, nomogram, oriflamme, pentagram, phonogram, pictogram, reprogram, Rotterdam, scattergram, self-exam, skiagram, soft-shell clam, sonogram, subprogram, telegram, tetradrachm, thank-you-ma'am, tinker's damn, Uncle Sam
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