Hopi

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhəʊpɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hō′pē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Ho•pi  (hō′pē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pis, (esp. collectively) -pi for 1.
  1. Language Varietiesa member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
  2. Language Varietiesa Uto-Aztecan language, the language of the Hopi Indians.
  • Hopi hópi a Hopi person, literally, good, peaceable
  • 1875–80, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Hopi / ˈhəʊpɪ/
  1. ( -pis, -pi) a member of a Native American people of NE Arizona
  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family
Etymology: from Hopi Hópi peaceful
'Hopi' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Moki - Painted Desert - Pueblo - Shoshonean - Uto-Aztecan - kachina - kachina doll - kiva - paho

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