Zuni

[ zoo-nee ]

noun,plural Zu·nis, (especially collectively) Zu·ni for 1.
  1. a member of a group of North American Indians inhabiting the largest of the Indian pueblos, in western New Mexico.

  2. the language of the Zuni.

Origin of Zuni

1
An Americanism first recorded in 1830–35; earlier Zuñi, from Spanish (southwestern United States), from Acoma Keresan sɨ̂·ni (pronounced sθɨ̂·nyi) or a cognate
  • Also Zu·ñi [zoo-nee, zoon-yee]. /ˈzu ni, ˈzun yi/.

Other words from Zuni

  • Zu·ni·an, Zu·ñi·an, adjective, noun

Words Nearby Zuni

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How to use Zuni in a sentence

  • Other places not to miss include Tartine for breakfast, Zuni Café for lunch, A16 and Delfina for dinner.

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  • Judy Rogers tells a story and shows you how to cook it in The Zuni Café Cookbook.

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  • Particularly typical are the cults of the Zuni and Hopi, described in detail by various American scholars.

  • Back of the clouds, therefore, according to the ideas of the Zuni and other Pueblo tribes, dwell the ancestors.

  • Mention has already been made of the cloud masks used in the vegetation festivals of the Hopi and Zuni.

British Dictionary definitions for Zuñi

Zuñi

/ (ˈzuːnjiː, ˈsuː-) /


noun
  1. plural -ñis or -ñi a member of a North American Indian people of W New Mexico

  2. the language of this people, a member of the Penutian phylum of languages

Derived forms of Zuñi

  • Zuian, adjective, noun

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