Seri

[ ser-ee, sair-ee ]

noun

, plural Se·ris, (especially collectively) Se·ri

1. Also called Com·cáac [kohm, -kak]. a member of an Indigenous people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
2. Also called Cmii·que Ii·tom [kwi, -kwey , ee, -t, uh, m]. the language of the Seri, sometimes classified as part of the Hokan family.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Seri or their language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Seri¹

Firtst recorded in 1820–30; via Spanish from Opata (an extinct Uto-Aztecan language of Sonora); further origin and meaning uncertain

Example Sentences

One Seri, a giant seven feet tall, could outrun a deer and break its neck with his hands.

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He broke with Seri, because, as he said, she wanted him to love her like an Arcadian.

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The Seri Indians are unreasoning, treacherous, and indolent.

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The Seri Indians are found at the extreme southern portion of the desert.

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Still this Seri marriage is one of the most curious I know among any primitive peoples.

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