English Explanatory Dictionary

Jemez

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Jemez people, language, or culture.
name
  1. An indigenous Pueblo people of New Mexico.
  2. A Tanoan language spoken by the Jemez people.
  3. The Jemez Mountains, a small mountain range in New Mexico.

Pronunciation

/ˈheɪ.mɛz/ /ˈhɛ.mɛz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Jemez.wav

Word forms

Jemez Hemis Hemish

Etymology

From Spanish Jémez, from Jemez hį́·mį́š (“people”)

Synonyms

Towa

Related words

Acoma Cochiti Isleta 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

Jemez Mountains Jemez Pueblo Jemez Springs
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