Definition of Yaqui
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:a member of an American Indian people of Sonora, Mexico
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:the Uto-Aztecan language of the Yaqui people
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Origin and Etymology of yaqui
Mexican Spanish, alteration of earlier hiaqui, probably from Yaqui hiyaki, the Yaqui River
Yaquí
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geographical name
Ya·quí
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yä-ˈkē
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Definition of Yaquí
river 420 miles (676 kilometers) long in the state of Sonora, northwestern Mexico, flowing southwest into the Gulf of California
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See words that rhyme with Yaqui Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about Yaqui
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