English Explanatory Dictionary

Nambé

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Nambé people or the variety of Tewa they speak.
noun
  1. A federally recognized tribe of Tewa-speaking Pueblo people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
name
  1. The pueblo inhabited by these people.
  2. The variety of Tewa spoken by these people.

Pronunciation

/ˌnɑmˈbeɪ/ /ˌnɑːmˈbeɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Nambé.wav

Word forms

Nambé

Etymology

From Spanish Nambé, from Tewa Nąnbeʼ (“rounded earth”).

Related words

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

Derived words

Nambé Pueblo
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