Etymology

Chimayo

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Today it means: A census-designated place in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties, New Mexico, United States. Full definition →

Spanish Chimayó ← Tewa Tsi Mayoh
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The story

  1. Tewa · derived fromTsi Mayoh
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromChimayó
  3. English todayChimayo

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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