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Hopi

Syllables: ho·pi/ˈhəʊ.pi/US/ˈhoʊ.pi/

Hopi noun: a member of a particular tribe of North American natives. Also the alternative form of Hebi.

Noun

Hopi (plural Hopis or Hopi)

  1. A member of a particular tribe of North American natives.

Proper noun

Hopi

  1. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by this North American tribe.

Also used as

Hopi is also the alternative form of Hebi.

Forms of Hopi

pluralHopis
pluralHopi

Origin of Hopi

From Hopi hopi (“Hopi, good in every respect, be wise or knowing”) (as in Hopituu sinom "Hopi people"). Popularized by J. Walter Fewkes as a replacement for the previously used and offensive name Moqui which sounds like Hopi mooki dies, be dead.

Words formed from Hopi

Phrases with Hopi

Words that rhyme with Hopi

Questions about Hopi

What does Hopi mean?
Hopi means a member of a particular tribe of North American natives.
What part of speech is Hopi?
Hopi can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hopi?
Hopi is pronounced /ˈhəʊ.pi/ (UK).
What is the plural of Hopi?
The plural of Hopi is Hopis.

Words near Hopi in the dictionary

  1. Hopgoods
  2. hophead
  3. hopheads
  4. hophornbeam
  5. hophornbeams
  6. Hopi
  7. Hopi maize
  8. Hopi Reservation
  9. hopia
  10. hopias
  11. hopin'

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Hopi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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