Zuni

[ zoo-nee ]

/ ˈzu ni /

a member of a group of North American Indians inhabiting the largest of the Indian pueblos, in western New Mexico.

the language of the Zuni.

Also Zu·ñi

[zoo-nee, zoon-yee] /ˈzu ni, ˈzun yi/.

Origin of Zuni

1830–35, Americanism; earlier Zuñi < American Spanish < Acoma Keresan sɨ̂·ni (pronounced sθɨ̂·nyi) or a cognate

Zu·ni·an, Zu·ñi·an, adjective, noun

Other places not to miss include Tartine for breakfast, Zuni Café for lunch, A16 and Delfina for dinner.

Fresh Picks |Alfred Portale |August 31, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Judy Rogers tells a story and shows you how to cook it in The Zuni Café Cookbook.

Fresh Picks |Marc Meyer |June 1, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
They found in what we call New Mexico the Zuni cities which, in a sad decline, exist to-day.

The World's Great Sermons, Volume 7: Hale to Farrar |Various
Examples of this device may be seen in the views of Zuni, and several typical specimens are illustrated in detail in Pl.

A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola |Victor Mindeleff and Cosmos Mindeleff

I thought the mystery of the Zuni medicine man was the biggest mystery we should ever have to unravel, but this beats it.

The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers |Frank Fowler
Zuni ladders are usually provided with about eight rungs, but a few have as many as twelve.

A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola |Victor Mindeleff and Cosmos Mindeleff
To-morrow comes the day for all this Zuni ceremony business to reach a head, for theyre going to give the rattlesnake dance then.

The Broncho Rider Boys Along the Border |Frank Fowler

Zuñi

/ (ˈzuːnjiː, ˈsuː-) /

plural -ñis or -ñi a member of a North American Indian people of W New Mexico

the language of this people, a member of the Penutian phylum of languages

Zuian, adjective, noun