Pojoaque

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/pəˈwɑ.ki//poʊˈwɑː.ki/US/pəˈʍɑ.ki/US/poʊˈʍɑ.ki/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the Pojoaque people.

OriginSpanish Pojoaque ← Tewa Pʼohsu̧wä̧geh →
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Meanings

adjectivePojoaque (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Pojoaque people.
nounPojoaque (plural Pojoaques or Pojoaque)

plural Pojoaques

  1. A member of a federally recognized tribe of Tewa-speaking Pueblo people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
proper noun
  1. The pueblo inhabited by these people, one of the Rio Grande Pueblos.
  2. An unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.

Origin

  1. TewaPʼohsu̧wä̧geh“water drinking place”
  2. SpanishPojoaque
  3. EnglishPojoaque

From Spanish Pojoaque, from Tewa Pʼohsu̧wä̧geh (“water drinking place”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Pojoaque

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Cite this entry
APA

Pojoaque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pojoaque

MLA

“Pojoaque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pojoaque. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pojoaque,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pojoaque.

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