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Cocopa

noun
Co·​co·​pa
variants: or Cocopah \¦kōkə¦pä \
plural Cocopa or Cocopas or Cocopah or Cocopahs

Definition of Cocopa 

1a : a Yuman people living around the mouth of the Colorado river

b : a member of such people

2 : a Yuman language of the Cocopa and Halyikwamai peoples

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History and Etymology for Cocopa

Spanish cocopa, of American Indian origin

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