English Explanatory Dictionary

Sandia Mountains

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A mountain range east of the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the southwestern United States.

Word forms

Sandia Mountains the Sandia Mountains Sandia Mountain

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sandía (“watermelon”), which is popularly believed to be a reference to the reddish color of the mountains at sunset.

Derived words

Sandia-Manzano Mountains Sandias
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