Nambé

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌnɑmˈbeɪ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌnɑːmˈbeɪ/

• Rhymes: -eɪ
• Hyphenation: Nam‧bé

Adjective

Nambé (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• Nambé Pueblo

 

Noun

Nambé pl (plural only)

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

Proper noun

Nambé

1. The pueblo inhabited by these people.
2. The variety of Tewa spoken by these people.

   Hypernyms: Tanoan, Tewa

3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Synonym of Tewa

See also

• (federally recognized Pueblo tribes in New Mexico): Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Jemez, Laguna, Nambé, Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan), Picuris, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo (Kewa), Taos, Tesuque, Zia, Zuni
• Pueblo
• Puebloan

Anagrams

• Maben, beman, maneb, Beman