Nambé

Nam·bé
US/ˌnɑmˈbeɪ/UK/ˌnɑːmˈbeɪ/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the Nambé people or the variety of Tewa they speak.

OriginSpanish Nambé ← Tewa Nąnbeʼ →
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Meanings

adjectiveNambé (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Nambé people or the variety of Tewa they speak.
nounNambé (countable and uncountable, plural Nambé or Nambés)

plural Nambés

  1. collectivecountablein pluraluncountableA federally recognized tribe of Tewa-speaking Pueblo people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
  2. countableAn individual member of this tribe.
proper noun
  1. The pueblo inhabited by these people, one of the Rio Grande Pueblos.
  2. A census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.
  3. The variety of Tewa spoken by these people.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tewa

Origin

  1. TewaNąnbeʼ“rounded earth”
  2. SpanishNambé
  3. EnglishNambé

From Spanish Nambé, from Tewa Nąnbeʼ (“rounded earth”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Nambé

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Cite this entry
APA

Nambé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Namb%C3%A9

MLA

“Nambé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Namb%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nambé,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Namb%C3%A9.

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