Zuñi

Variant of Zuni

Zuni definition

Zuni (zo̵̅o̅′nē)

noun

  1. pl. Zunis -·nis or Zuni -·ni a member of a North American Indian people of W New Mexico
  2. the language of this people, not known to be related to any other language

Etymology: AmSp < AmInd

Also, formerly, Zuñi (zo̵̅o̅n′yē)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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