adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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/
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rhymes with -ɑːki
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the Pojoaque people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
Meaning 2
The pueblo inhabited by these people, one of the Rio Grande Pueblos.
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name
Meaning 3
An unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A member of a federally recognized tribe of Tewa-speaking Pueblo people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
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History
Etymology
From Spanish Pojoaque, from Tewa Pʼohsu̧wä̧geh (“water drinking place”).