English Explanatory Dictionary

Chimayo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A census-designated place in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties, New Mexico, United States.
  2. A valley in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico, United States.

Word forms

Chimayo Chimayó

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Chimayó, itself from Tewa Tsi Mayoh, one of four hills above the valley that the Tewa consider sacred. https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/american_latino_heritage/El_Santuario_de_Chimayo.html Compare Spanish chimayó.

Derived words

Chimayo cocktail Chimayó cocktail Chimayo pepper Chimayó pepper
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