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

A former adviser to Shas leader Ariyeh Deri, Barak Seri, told Israel public radio that "from the moment that the court ruled, the Haredi parties have been in utter shock".

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 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

The Seri of southern California use a natural cobblestone, which is shaped only by the wear of use, and is discarded when sharp edges are produced by use or fracture.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner

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

This of course had been of exceeding interest to me, because some day I meant to go to the land of the Seris.

From Tales of lonely trails by Zane Grey

Large bodies of Seris or Comanches would move a hundred and thirty miles in a day.

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

Among the American Indians some tribes, e.g. the Sacs, Foxes and Sioux, used rough hewn wooden coffins; others, such as the Seris, sometimes enclosed the corpse between the carapace and plastron of a turtle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various

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