Etymology

Pecos

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Today it means: A river which flows through Texas and New Mexico, a tributary of the Rio Grande. Full definition →

Spanish Pecos
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromPecos
  2. English todayPecos

Borrowed from Spanish Pecos, from a Keresan term for the Pecos Pueblo.

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