Pojoaque

//pəˈwɑ.ki// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A federally recognized tribe of Tewa-speaking Pueblo people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. plural, plural-only
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Pojoaque people. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The pueblo inhabited by these people, one of the Rio Grande Pueblos.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.

Etymology

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

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