chimayó

See also: Chimayo and Chimayó

Spanish

Etymology

From Chimayó, itself from Tewa Tsi Mayoh.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃimaˈʝo/ [t͡ʃi.maˈʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃimaˈʃo/ [t͡ʃi.maˈʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃimaˈʒo/ [t͡ʃi.maˈʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: chi‧ma‧yó

Noun

chimayó m (plural chimayós)

  1. (New Mexico) obsidian flake
    Synonym: hojuela de obsidiana

References

  • Romero, Simon, Rios, Desiree (9 April 2023) “New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else on Earth”, in The New York Times‎[1], retrieved 9 April 2023
  • Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎[2], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN
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