Sandia

See also: Sandias

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sandía (“watermelon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsænˈdiː.ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iːə
• Hyphenation: San‧di‧a

Noun

Sandia pl (plural only)

1. A Southern Tiwa-speaking people and tribe in New Mexico.

Proper noun

Sandia

1. The pueblo of the Sandia people, located in southern Sandoval County and northern Bernalillo County.
2. The variety of Southern Tiwa spoken by these people.
3. An unincorporated community in Jim Wells County, Texas.

Derived terms

• Sandia Mountains

 

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsandja/ [ˈsãn̪.d̪ja]
• Rhymes: -andja
• Syllabification: San‧dia

Proper noun

Sandia ?

1. A province of Puno, Peru