Yaqui

Ya·qui

[yah-kee]
noun, plural Ya·quis ( especially collectively ) Ya·qui for 1.
1.
a member of an American Indian people of Sonora, Mexico.
2.
the Uto-Aztecan language of the Yaqui.
3.
a river in NW Mexico, flowing into the Gulf of California. 420 miles (676 km) long.
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Yaqui (Spanish ˈjaki) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a river in NW Mexico, rising near the border with the US and flowing south to the Gulf of California. Length: about 676 km (420 miles)

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