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Nambé

Syllables: Nam·bé/ˌnɑːmˈbeɪ/US/ˌnɑmˈbeɪ/

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

Adjective

Nambé (not comparable)

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

Noun

Nambé (countable and uncountable, plural Nambé or Nambés)

  1. (collective, in plural) A federally recognized tribe of Tewa-speaking Pueblo people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
  2. (countable) An individual member of this tribe.

Proper noun

Nambé

  1. The pueblo inhabited by these people, one of the Rio Grande Pueblos.
  2. A census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.
  3. The variety of Tewa spoken by these people.

Forms of Nambé

pluralNambé
pluralNambés

Origin of Nambé

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

Words formed from Nambé

  • Nambé Pueblo

Words that rhyme with Nambé

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Questions about Nambé

What does Nambé mean?
Nambé means of or pertaining to the Nambé people or the variety of Tewa they speak.
What part of speech is Nambé?
Nambé can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nambé?
Nambé is pronounced /ˌnɑmˈbeɪ/ (US).

Words near Nambé in the dictionary

  1. namby-pambiness
  2. namby-pamby
  3. namby-pambying
  4. namby-pambyism
  5. namby-pambyness
  6. Nambé
  7. Namcha Barwa
  8. Namchi
  9. name
  10. name after
  11. name and shame

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