laguna

¹ American  

[luh-goo-nuh] / ləˈgu nə /

noun

1. a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).

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Laguna ² American  

[luh-goo-nuh] / ləˈgu nə /

noun

plural

Lagunas,

plural

Laguna

1. a Pueblo Indian people of west-central New Mexico.

2. the Keresan dialect spoken by the Laguna.

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Etymology

Origin of laguna

< Spanish or Italian; see lagoon

Example Sentences

Snook can be found on the shallow flats of the lower laguna.

From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2019

“Técnicamente, él está explotando una laguna jurídica que le permite no divulgarlos”.

From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2014

In a few days we were brave enough to bump down a long dirt road and boondock at the laguna with the hatch flung open, campfire glowing and whales huffing through the night.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2014

How useful would E.M.D.R. be as treatment for them?Ibialik1b, laguna hills, ca Can E.M.D.R. prompt memories of past trauma to emerge?

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2012

Near by, the Indians were digging a new canal for the little steam-boat which now plies on the laguna.

From Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited by Wilson, Robert A.