yaqui
Spanish, noun/ˈʝaki/
yaqui is spelled Y-A-Q-U-I (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 44,034th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Yaqui is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Yaqui” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lengua que habla el pueblo yaqui, pertenece al sistema lingüístico cáhita, de la familia yuto-azteca”.
What does yaqui mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineYaqui
noun
- 1
femininemasculineYaqui
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Propio o relativo a un pueblo indígena del estado de Sonora, (México), asentados originariamente a lo largo del río Yaqui.
noun: 1. Lengua que habla el pueblo yaqui, pertenece al sistema lingüístico cáhita, de la familia yuto-azteca.
noun: 1. (Colletia hystrix) Arbusto de la familia Rhamnaceae, de hojas espinosas y flores blancas. Es nativo de América del Sur y se emplea como planta ornamental.
interjection: 1. Ya quisieras.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of yaqui
- yaquis feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce yaqui?
- /ˈʝaki/
- [ˈɟ͡ʝa.ki]
- [ˈʝaki]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is yaqui in Spanish?
yaqui appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).