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Picuris

Syllables: Pi·cu·ris/pɪ.kəˈɹiːs/US/pɪ.kəˈɹis/

Picuris noun: a Northern Tiwa-speaking people and tribe located in northern New Mexico.

Noun

Picuris pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Northern Tiwa-speaking people and tribe located in northern New Mexico.

Proper noun

Picuris

  1. A historic Pueblo inhabited by the Picuris people located in Taos County, New Mexico.
  2. A variety of Northern Tiwa spoken by these people.
  3. The Picuris Mountains, a mountain range in northern New Mexico, considered to be a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Origin of Picuris

Borrowed from Spanish Picurís, possibly from Eastern Keres Pikuli

Words that rhyme with Picuris

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Questions about Picuris

What does Picuris mean?
Picuris means a Northern Tiwa-speaking people and tribe located in northern New Mexico.
What part of speech is Picuris?
Picuris can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Picuris?
Picuris is pronounced /pɪ.kəˈɹis/ (US).

Words near Picuris in the dictionary

  1. piculets
  2. piculs
  3. picumast
  4. picumeterol
  5. Picunche
  6. Picuris
  7. PICUs
  8. PID
  9. pidan
  10. Pidari
  11. Pidbuzh

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