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nambé

/ˌnɑmˈbeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Nam-bé
IPA
/ˌnɑmˈbeɪ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

noun

A federally recognized tribe of Tewa-speaking Pueblo people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An individual member of this tribe.

Countable

name

The pueblo inhabited by these people, one of the Rio Grande Pueblos.

name

A census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.

name

The variety of Tewa spoken by these people.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Nambé, Nąnbeʼ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌnɑmˈbeɪ/
  • British English: /ˌnɑːmˈbeɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Nambés (plural)

Phrases

Nambé Pueblo Ohkay Owingeh San Felipe San Ildefonso Santa Ana Santa Clara Santo Domingo

Frequently Paired Words

Acoma Cochiti Isleta Jemez Laguna Ohkay Owingeh Picuris Pojoaque

Rhymes With

a the other way could go all day want-away point may for-pay try as one may members' day j /j k little bay

Questions

How do you pronounce nambé?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnɑmˈbeɪ/.
What does nambé mean?
Of or pertaining to the Nambé people or the variety of Tewa they speak.
Where does nambé come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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