Etymology

taos

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the Taos people or language. Full definition →

Spanish Taos ← twf tə̂o
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  1. twf · derived fromtə̂o“village”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromTaos“Taos”
  3. English todayTaos

From Spanish Taos (“Taos”), from Taos tə̂o (“village”), as in tə̂otho (“in the village”) or tə̂obo (“to the village”).

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