Pojoaque
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Spanish Pojoaque, from Tewa Pʼohsųwæ̨geh (“water drinking place”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (US, without the wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /pəˈwɑ.ki/, /poʊˈwɑː.ki/
- (US, wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /pəˈʍɑ.ki/, /poʊˈʍɑ.ki/[2]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈwɑː.kiː/, /pəʊˈwɑː.kiː/
- Rhymes: -ɑːki
- Hyphenation: Po‧joa‧que
Adjective
[edit]Pojoaque (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Pojoaque people.
Noun
[edit]Pojoaque pl (plural only)
- A federally recognized tribe of Tewa-speaking Pueblo people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
Proper noun
[edit]Pojoaque
- The pueblo inhabited by these people, one of the Rio Grande Pueblos.
- Coordinate terms: Nambé, Ohkay Owingeh, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Tesuque
- An unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.
See also
[edit]- (federally recognized Pueblo tribes in New Mexico): Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Jemez, Laguna, Nambé, Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan), Picuris, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo (Kewa), Taos, Tesuque, Zia, Zuni
- Pueblo
- Puebloan
References
[edit]- ^ Pueblo of Pojoaque (2024 July 5 (last accessed)) “Our History & Your Destination”, in Pueblo of Pojoaque[1], Pojoaque, New Mexico
- ^ “Pojoaque”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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