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Chimayo

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  1. 1
    A census-designated place in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties, New Mexico, United States.
  2. 2
    A valley in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico, United States.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Chimayó, itself from Tewa Tsi Mayoh, one of four hills above the valley that the Tewa consider sacred. https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/american_latino_heritage/El_Santuario_de_Chimayo.html Compare Spanish chimayó.

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