taos

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/taʊs/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the Taos people or language.

OriginSpanish Taos ← twf tə̂o →
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Meanings

taos1

noun
  1. pluralplural of tao

Taos2

adjectiveTaos (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Taos people or language.
nounTaos pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn indigenous, Tiwa-speaking Pueblo people of northern New Mexico.
proper noun
  1. The pueblo which they inhabit, which, being about one thousand years old, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the United States.
  2. The Kiowa-Tanoan lect they speak, which is either closely related to or a dialect of northern Tiwa.
  3. A town, the county seat of Taos County, New Mexico, south of Taos Pueblo.
  4. A city and town in Missouri.

Origin

  1. twftə̂o“village”
  2. SpanishTaos“Taos”
  3. EnglishTaos

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 叩頭 /叩头, 陶斯
  • 叩頭 /叩头 (kòutóu)ethnic group
  • 陶斯 (Táosī)ethnic group
  • 叩頭 /叩头 (kòutóu)pueblo
  • 陶斯 (Táosī)pueblo
  • 叩頭 /叩头 (kòutóu)town
  • 陶斯 (Táosī)town
Spanish Taos, San Gerónimo de los Taos
  • Taospueblo
  • San Gerónimo de los Taospueblo
  • San Miguelpueblo
  • Bradapueblo
  • Valladolidpueblo
  • Tayberonpueblo
  • Tayberinpueblo
Swahili Wataosi
  • Wataosiethnic group

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with taos

housemousespouselaosnousblouserousegrousescouseManauslouseespousedousedormousegasthaushoussdegausschiaussouseunblouse
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Anagrams

oatsSatoSOTATsaostoatosaoast
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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