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Pomo


Po·mo

noun \ˈpō-(ˌ)mō\
plural Pomo or Pomos

Definition of POMO

1
: a member of a group of American Indian peoples of northern California
2
: any of the family of languages spoken by the Pomo

Origin of POMO

in part from Northern Pomo pho·mo·, a village name, literally, at red earth hole; in part from Northern Pomo phoʔmaʔ one residing at (the place denoted by the preceding element)
First Known Use: 1852

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