Seri

American  

[ser-ee, sair-ee] / ˈsɛr i, ˈsɛər i /

noun

• Seris,
  plural
• Seri
  plural

1. Also called Comcáac. a member of an Indigenous people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.

2. Also called Cmiique Iitom. the language of the Seri, sometimes classified as part of the Hokan family.

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adjective

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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Seri
  plural
• Seris
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Seri

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Seri Seris

The stoicism of her Seri project is contrasted by the more lighthearted photos she took of people in Juchitán, highlighting the matriarchal culture there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

She was still sharp after a seven-week break, winning the Fir Hill Seri Pak Championship in a playoff last week outside Los Angeles to move back atop the world ranking.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

That is followed by Jean Michael Seri trying his luck with a strike from 20 yards, which is well-saved by Birmingham's veteran keeper John Ruddy.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024

Seri Gaia, the governor of Yugansk, said in a local television interview that Russia was using "scorched-earth" tactics.

From Reuters ● May 23, 2022

As is the case among the Seri, the lover has to serve his wife's family, but the conditions are much less exacting.

From The Truth About Woman by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley

I was hoping Bill Plaschke would reassure me that the Dodgers’ recent trade solved our bullpen problems and that all systems are go for the World Seris.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2018

Why obey a perfect stranger, who knew neither the country nor the Seris?

From Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America by H. W. G. Hyrst

The Seris often take birds in this fashion.

From My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young by James Cox

He found good grazing country in the territory claimed by the Seris, and so established his stock farm there.

From My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young by James Cox

These travelers did not see the worst of the Seris.

From Tales of lonely trails by Zane Grey