Yaqui
Also called Yo·em·e [yoh-em-ey] /yoʊˈɛm eɪ/ . a member of an Indigenous people of Sonora, Mexico, now living also in other parts of northwestern Mexico and in Arizona and Texas.
Also called Yo·em No·ki [yoh-em noh-kee] /ˈyoʊ ɛm ˈnoʊ ki/ . the Uto-Aztecan language of the Yaqui.
a river in northwestern Mexico, flowing into the Gulf of California. 420 miles (676 kilometers) long.
of or relating to the Yaqui or their language.
Origin of Yaqui
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How to use Yaqui in a sentence
He was down in the Yaqui River country in Mexico, where heavy construction work was under way.
The Modern Railroad | Edward Hungerford
British Dictionary definitions for Yaqui
/ (Spanish ˈjaki) /
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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