Cochiti

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cochití, from Eastern Keres Kotyit

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊ.tʃəˌti/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊ.tʃəˌtiː/

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• Hyphenation: Co‧chi‧ti

Noun

Cochiti pl (plural only)

1. A people and federally recognized tribe of Native Americans in northern New Mexico, speaking a dialect of Eastern Keres.

Proper noun

Cochiti

1. A pueblo inhabited by the Cochiti people located in Sandoval County, New Mexico.
2. A lake and census-designated place in the same county.
3. A dam located on the Rio Grande in the same county.

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

Further reading

• Cochiti Dam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cochiti Lake, New Mexico on Wikipedia.Wikipedia