Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pojoaque

/pəˈʍɑ.ki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: Po-joa-que
IPA: /pəˈʍɑ.ki/

26

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the Pojoaque people.

noun

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

name

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

name

An unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.

Etymology

From Spanish Pojoaque, from Tewa Pʼohsu̧wä̧geh (“water drinking place”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Pojoaque, Pʼohsu̧wä̧geh

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pəˈʍɑ.ki/
British English: /pəˈwɑː.kiː/

Inflected Forms

Pojoaques (plural)

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

Acoma Cochiti Isleta Jemez Laguna Nambé Ohkay Owingeh Picuris

Rhymes With

khaki teriyaki bukkake okazaki kaki shiitake sirtaki

Questions

How do you pronounce pojoaque?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈʍɑ.ki/.
What does pojoaque mean?: Of or pertaining to the Pojoaque people.
Where does pojoaque come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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