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piki

noun
pi·​ki | \ ˈpē-kē How to pronounce piki (audio) \

Definition of piki

: bread made especially from blue cornmeal and baked in thin sheets by the Indians of the southwestern U.S.

First Known Use of piki

1859, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for piki

Hopi píki

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