Pecos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A river which flows through Texas and New Mexico, a tributary of the Rio Grande.
  2. A geographic region of Texas, situated mostly west of the Pecos River.
  3. A city, the county seat of Reeves County, Texas.
  4. A village in San Miguel County, New Mexico.

Pronunciation

/ˈpeɪ.koʊs/ /ˈpeɪ.kəs/

Word forms

Pecos the Pecos

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Pecos, from a Keresan term for the Pecos Pueblo.

Synonyms

Trans-Pecos Far West Texas

Derived words

Lower Pecos Pecos County Pecos Spring Trans-Pecos west of the Pecos

Translations

French: Pecos Serbo-Croatian: Пецос Serbo-Croatian: Pecos
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