Hoyan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A New Year's Day tradition among the Oneida people in which children go door-to-door and ask for donuts or other treats.

Word forms

Hoyan

Etymology

From Oneida Hoyá:n, meaning "one more" or "again".

Related words

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