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English word origin

Etymology of Nambé

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

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

The pueblo inhabited by these people, one of the Rio Grande Pueblos. · A census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. · The variety of Tewa spoken by these people.

noun

A federally recognized tribe of Tewa-speaking Pueblo people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. · An individual member of this tribe.

adj

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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