of, belonging to, or characteristic of a Native American culture of the central and southern deserts of Arizona, about a.d.450–1450, roughly contemporaneous with the Anasazi culture to the north
noun
2.
the Hohokam culture
Word origin
[coined by U.S. anthropologist J.W. Fewkes ‹ Pima-Papago huhugam those who are gone, a term applied to the ancient inhabitants of the pueblo ruins]