Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chimayo

/tʃɪmˈaɪoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: chi-mayo
IPA: /tʃɪmˈaɪoʊ/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A census-designated place in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties, New Mexico, United States.

name

A valley in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico, United States.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Chimayó, itself from Tewa Tsi Mayoh, one of four hills above the valley that the Tewa consider sacred. https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/american_latino_heritage/El_Santuario_de_Chimayo.html Compare Spanish chimayó.

Word Breakdown

Root: Tsi Mayoh

Inflected Forms

Chimayó (alternative)

Phrases

Chimayo cocktail Chimayó cocktail Chimayo pepper Chimayó pepper

Rhymes With

ohio io pio brio tyo

Questions

How do you pronounce chimayo?: The recorded pronunciation is /tʃɪmˈaɪoʊ/.
What does chimayo mean?: A census-designated place in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties, New Mexico, United States.
Where does chimayo come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Chimayó, itself from Tewa Tsi Mayoh, one of four hills above the valley that the Tewa consider sacred. https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/american_latino_heritage/El_Santuario_de_Chimayo.html Compare Spanish chimayó.

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