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Pedernales

US/ˌpɝdɪˈnælɪs/

Pedernales proper noun: a river in central Texas, United States.

Proper noun

Pedernales

  1. A river in central Texas, United States.

Origin of Pedernales

Borrowed from Spanish pedernales (“flints”).

Questions about Pedernales

What does Pedernales mean?
Pedernales means a river in central Texas, United States.
What part of speech is Pedernales?
Pedernales is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pedernales?
Pedernales is pronounced /ˌpɝdɪˈnælɪs/ (US).

Words near Pedernales in the dictionary

  1. pederero
  2. pedereroes
  3. pedereros
  4. pederin
  5. pederins
  6. Pedernales
  7. pederosis
  8. pederotic
  9. Pedersen
  10. Pedersen device
  11. Pedersen devices

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