English Explanatory Dictionary

Pojoaque

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Pojoaque people.
noun
  1. A member of a federally recognized tribe of Tewa-speaking Pueblo people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
name
  1. The pueblo inhabited by these people, one of the Rio Grande Pueblos.
  2. An unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.

Pronunciation

/pəˈwɑ.ki/ /poʊˈwɑː.ki/ /pəˈʍɑ.ki/ /poʊˈʍɑ.ki/ /pəˈwɑː.kiː/ /pəʊˈwɑː.kiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Pojoaque.wav

Word forms

Pojoaque Pojoaques

Etymology

From Spanish Pojoaque, from Tewa Pʼohsųwæ̨geh (“water drinking place”).

Related words

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