Sandia

San·di·a
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/ˌsænˈdiː.ə/

noun

A Southern Tiwa-speaking people and tribe in New Mexico.

OriginSpanish sandía →
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Meanings

nounSandia pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA Southern Tiwa-speaking people and tribe in New Mexico.
proper noun
  1. The pueblo of the Sandia people, located in southern Sandoval County and northern Bernalillo County.
  2. The variety of Southern Tiwa spoken by these people.
  3. An unincorporated community in Jim Wells County, Texas.

Origin

  1. Spanishsandía“watermelon”
  2. EnglishSandia

Borrowed from Spanish sandía (“watermelon”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Sandia

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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