chimayó

See also: Chimayo and Chimayó

Spanish

Etymology

From Chimayó, itself from Tewa Tsi Mayoh.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃimaˈʝo/ [t͡ʃi.maˈʝo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃimaˈʝo/ [t͡ʃi.maˈʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /t͡ʃimaˈʃo/ [t͡ʃi.maˈʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃimaˈʒo/ [t͡ʃi.maˈʒo]

• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: chi‧ma‧yó

Noun

chimayó m (plural chimayós)

1. (New Mexico) obsidian flake

   Synonym: hojuela de obsidiana

References

• Romero, Simon, Rios, Desiree (2023 April 9) “New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else on Earth”, in The New York Times‎^[1], retrieved April 9, 2023
• Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎^[2], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN