Tewa

noun Te·wa \ ˈtā-wə , ˈtē- \

Definition of Tewa

1 : a member of a Pueblo Indian people of New Mexico and Arizona

2 : the language of the Tewa people

Origin and Etymology of tewa

American Spanish Tegua, from Tewa téwa, a self-designation

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First Known Use: 1844

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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