Zuni

[ zoo-nee ]

noun

, plural Zu·nis, (especially collectively) Zu·ni

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.

Zuñi

/ ˈzuːnjiː; ˈsuː- /

noun

1. -ñis-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

• ˈZuñian, adjectivenoun

Other Words From

• Zuni·an Zuñi·an adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zuni¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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From Zuni he went to the Moki towns, then five in number, and possibly somewhat south of the present place.

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They found in what we call New Mexico the Zuni cities which, in a sad decline, exist to-day.

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