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Moqui_marble

Moqui marble

English

Alternative forms

  • Moki marble

Noun

Moqui marble ‎(plural Moqui marbles)

  1. Any of a group of iron oxide concretions shaped like small balls found in the Navajo Sandstone Formation in Utah.

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Etymology

Probably from English Moqui ‎(“Hopi”), although a folk etymology claims that it comes from the near-homophonous Hopi word móóki ‎(“dead”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈməʊ.ki ˈmɑɹbəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)bəl

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