Chimayo

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proper noun

A census-designated place in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties, New Mexico, United States.

OriginSpanish Chimayó ← Tewa Tsi Mayoh →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Chimayó

  1. A census-designated place in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties, New Mexico, United States.
  2. A valley in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico, United States.

Origin

  1. TewaTsi Mayoh
  2. SpanishChimayó
  3. EnglishChimayo

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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Translations

Spanish Chimayó
  • ChimayóCDP
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APA

Chimayo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chimayo

MLA

“Chimayo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chimayo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chimayo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chimayo.

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