English Explanatory Dictionary

Acoma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient Native American pueblo in western New Mexico, United States.
  2. A Keresan language spoken by the Acoma people.

Pronunciation

/ˈæ.kə.mə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Acoma.wav

Word forms

Acoma

Etymology

From Spanish Ácoma, Acoma, from Western Keres aa'ku (“white rock”) + meh (“people”).

Related words

Acomita Cochiti Isleta Jemez Laguna Nambé Ohkay Owingeh Picuris Pojoaque Sandia San Felipe San Ildefonso Santa Ana Santa Clara Santo Domingo Taos Tesuque Zia Zuni Pueblo Puebloan

Derived words

Acoman
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