English Explanatory Dictionary

Sandia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Southern Tiwa-speaking people and tribe in New Mexico.
name
  1. The pueblo of the Sandia people, located in southern Sandoval County and northern Bernalillo County.
  2. The variety of Southern Tiwa spoken by these people.
  3. An unincorporated community in Jim Wells County, Texas.

Pronunciation

/ˌsænˈdiː.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sandia.wav

Word forms

Sandia

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sandía (“watermelon”).

Related words

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

Derived words

Sandia Mountains
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