Cocopa

noun

Co·​co·​pa

variants or Cocopah

¦kōkə¦pä

plural Cocopa or Cocopas or Cocopah or Cocopahs

1

a

: a Yuman people living around the mouth of the Colorado river

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Yuman language of the Cocopa and Halyikwamai peoples

Word History

Etymology

Spanish cocopa, of American Indian origin

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