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Moki

or Mo·qui

[moh-kee]
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noun, plural Mo·kis, (especially collectively) Mo·ki.
  1. Hopi(def 1).
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Examples from the Web for moki

Historical Examples

  • We ascribed this wall, however, to the ancestors of the Moki (Hopi).

    A Canyon Voyage

    Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

  • The main camp was established near Mashongnavi, one of the Moki villages.

  • That is to say, there has been an error, and these Moki towns are not Tusayan.

    The Romance of the Colorado River

    Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

  • They cast lots to determine this, and the decision is for Moki.

    The Romance of the Colorado River

    Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

  • Between Papago and Moki tongue is not the faintest resemblance.

British Dictionary definitions for moki

moki

noun plural mokis or moki
  1. either of two edible sea fish of New Zealand, the blue cod (Percis colias) or the bastard trumpeter (Latridopsis ciliaris)
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Word Origin

Māori
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