Mopan

noun

Mo·​pan

mōˈpän

plural Mopan or Mopans

1

a

: an Indian people of northeastern Guatemala

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Mayan language of the Mopan people closely related to or a dialect of Yucatec

Word History

Etymology

Spanish mopán of American Indian origin

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Rhymes for Mopan

• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• crankpin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
• doorman
• fishman