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... Spanish azteca , Nahuatl aztecah ' Aztec people ' , of uncertain etymology ; and Montezuma ( Yavapai Co. , Ariz . ) , from Spanish Moc- tezuma , Nahuatl moteuczoma , meaning something like " angry lord , " with teuc ( -tli ) ' lord ...
... Spanish azteca , Nahuatl aztecah ' Aztec people ' , of uncertain etymology ; and Montezuma ( Yavapai Co. , Ariz . ) , from Spanish Moc- tezuma , Nahuatl moteuczoma , meaning something like " angry lord , " with teuc ( -tli ) ' lord ...
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North American Indian names through Spanish Many placenames of the southwestern U. S. were first borrowed from Native languages into Spanish , and the Spanish spellings are still preserved . Examples include Abiquiu ( Rio Arriba Co ...
North American Indian names through Spanish Many placenames of the southwestern U. S. were first borrowed from Native languages into Spanish , and the Spanish spellings are still preserved . Examples include Abiquiu ( Rio Arriba Co ...
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... Spanish word chico ' small ' does , to be sure , have another meaning in New Mexico : It refers to a plant , the " chico bush " or " rabbit - thorn " ( Cobos 1983 ) . So the placename Chicorico could , con- ceivably , mean ' rich rabbit ...
... Spanish word chico ' small ' does , to be sure , have another meaning in New Mexico : It refers to a plant , the " chico bush " or " rabbit - thorn " ( Cobos 1983 ) . So the placename Chicorico could , con- ceivably , mean ' rich rabbit ...
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American Indian placenames in the United States | 15 |
the derivation and referent of an old puzzle | 39 |
Placenames derived from Chinook Jargon in the state | 57 |
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