Standard Lemma guide

Pojoaque

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /pəˈwɑ.ki/ US, wine–whine merger
  • /poʊˈwɑː.ki/ US, wine–whine merger
  • US: /pəˈʍɑ.ki/ without the wine–whine merger
  • US: /poʊˈʍɑ.ki/ without the wine–whine merger
  • Received-Pronunciation: /pəˈwɑː.kiː/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /pəʊˈwɑː.kiː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑːki

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Pojoaque people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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