Etymology

Hoyan

H4O1Y4A1N1

Today it means: A New Year's Day tradition among the Oneida people in which children go door-to-door and ask for donuts or other treats. Full definition →

Oneida Hoyá:n
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  1. Oneida · borrowed fromHoyá:n
  2. English todayHoyan

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.