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Acoma

Syllables: A·co·ma/ˈæ.kə.mə/

Acoma proper noun: an ancient Native American pueblo in western New Mexico, United States.

Proper noun

Acoma

  1. An ancient Native American pueblo in western New Mexico, United States.
  2. The dialect of Keres language spoken by the Acoma people.

Origin of Acoma

From Spanish Ácoma, Acoma, from Western Keres aa'ku (“white rock”) + meh (“people”).

Words formed from Acoma

Questions about Acoma

What does Acoma mean?
Acoma means an ancient Native American pueblo in western New Mexico, United States.
What part of speech is Acoma?
Acoma is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Acoma?
Acoma is pronounced /ˈæ.kə.mə/.

Words near Acoma in the dictionary

  1. acolythate
  2. acolythates
  3. acolythist
  4. acolythists
  5. acolyths
  6. Acoma
  7. Acoman
  8. Acomans
  9. Acomb
  10. acomia
  11. Acomita

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