noun
Hopi
HOH-pee
noun
1
A member of a Native American people of northeastern Arizona.
"Hopi farmers have grown corn on these mesas for centuries."
2
The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Hopi people.
"She is learning Hopi from her grandmother."
How to Use Hopi
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRefers to the Hopi people of the American Southwest or their language.
Word Forms
Hopis plural, Hopi plural
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Etymology
From the Hopi word hopi, meaning roughly "well-mannered" or "civilized". The name replaced an older, offensive exonym once used by outsiders.