"Pecos" meaning in English

See Pecos in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈpeɪ.koʊs/ [General-American], /ˈpeɪ.kəs/ [Texas, vernacular] Forms: Pecos [canonical], the Pecos [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Pecos, from a Keresan term for the Pecos Pueblo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|Pecos}} Spanish Pecos, {{der|en|nai-ker|-}} Keresan Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=~}} Pecos or the Pecos
  1. (with the definite article) A river which flows through Texas and New Mexico, a tributary of the Rio Grande. Categories (place): Places in New Mexico, USA, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in New Mexico, USA, Rivers in Texas, USA, Rivers in the United States
    Sense id: en-Pecos-en-name-1GWxHLHC
  2. (with the definite article) A geographic region of Texas, situated mostly west of the Pecos River. Categories (place): Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States Synonyms: Trans-Pecos, Far West Texas Derived forms: Lower Pecos, Pecos County, Pecos Spring, Trans-Pecos, west of the Pecos
    Sense id: en-Pecos-en-name-dWK9tiLS Categories (other): Geographic and cultural areas of the United States
  3. A city, the county seat of Reeves County, Texas. Categories (place): Cities in Texas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States Translations (city in Texas): Pecos [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Pecos-en-name-kLzSmXVA Categories (other): County seats of Texas, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 13 59 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 8 49 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 12 67 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 12 56 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 12 51 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 25 9 44 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 11 54 5 Disambiguation of 'city in Texas': 22 25 49 3
  4. A village in San Miguel County, New Mexico. Categories (place): Places in New Mexico, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in New Mexico, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Pecos-en-name-YWS1g-84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (river): Pecos [masculine] (French), Пецос [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Pecos [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
Disambiguation of 'river': 45 55 0 0
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