chimayó

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See also: Chimayo and Chimayó

Spanish

Etymology

From Chimayó, itself from Tewa Tsi Mayoh.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃimaˈʝo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /t͡ʃimaˈʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃimaˈʒo/

  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: chi‧ma‧yó

Noun

chimayó m (plural chimayós)

  1. (New Mexico) obsidian flake
    Synonym: hojuela de obsidiana

References

  • Romero, Simon, Rios, Desiree (2023 April 9) “New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else on Earth”, in The New York Times‎, retrieved April 9, 2023
  • Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎, Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN
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