Tesuque

English

Etymology

From Spanish Tesuque, from Tewa Tetsʼúgéh (“narrow place of the cottonwood trees”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təˈsuː.ki/[2]
  • Rhymes: -uːki
  • Hyphenation: Te‧su‧que

Adjective

Tesuque (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Tesuque people.

Noun

Tesuque pl (plural only)

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

Proper noun

Tesuque

  1. The pueblo inhabited by these people, one of the Rio Grande Pueblos.
    Coordinate terms: Nambé, Ohkay Owingeh, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara
  2. A census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.

See also

References

  1. ^ Pueblo of Tesuque (25 June 2025 (last accessed)) “Welcome”, in Pueblo of Pojoaque‎[1], Tesuque, New Mexico
  2. ^ “Tesuque”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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