Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [zoo-nee]
- /ˈzu ni/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [zoo-nee]
- /ˈzu ni/
Definitions of zuni word
- noun plural zuni a member of a group of North American Indians inhabiting the largest of the Indian pueblos, in western New Mexico. 1
- noun plural zuni the language of the Zuni. 1
- noun zuni a member of a North American Indian people of W New Mexico 0
- noun zuni the language of this people, a member of the Penutian phylum of languages 0
- noun zuni the language of this people, not known to be related to any other language 0
- noun zuni A member of the Zuni tribe. 0
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Origin of zuni
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-35, Americanism; earlier Zuñi < American Spanish < Acoma Keresan sɨ̂·ni (pronounced sθɨ̂·nyi) or a cognate
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Parts of speech for Zuni
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
zuni popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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