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Papago

Syllabification: (Pap·a·go)
Pronunciation: /ˈpapəˌgō, ˈpä-/

Definition of Papago

noun (plural same or Papagos)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Sonora.
  • 2a dialect of the Uto-Aztecan Pima-Papago language.

adjective

  • relating to the Papago or their language.

Origin:

via Spanish from an abbreviation of the Papago self-designation bābāwǐ’-o'o’dham

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