Papago
[pap-uh-goh, pah-puh-]
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noun, plural Pap·a·gos, (especially collectively) Pap·a·go for 1.
a member of a North American Indian people closely related to the Pima and now living mainly in southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico.
the Uto-Aztecan language of the Papago Indians, closely related to Pima.
Origin of Papago
< Spanish pápago, earlier papabo(s), shortening of papabi-ootam < Pima-Papago bá·bawĭ-ʔóʔodham Papago(s), equivalent to bá·bawĭ tepary beans + ʔóʔodham Piman
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Examples from the Web for papago
Historical Examples of papago
Nadeze was far more respectful since Geronimo had slain the Papago.
The Story of GeronimoJames Arthur Kjelgaard
But he was just as happy that he had not killed the second Papago too.
The Story of GeronimoJames Arthur Kjelgaard
Then, before you know it, you are in the Papago Indian Reserve.
Through Our Unknown SouthwestAgnes C. Laut
It is located on the lands of the Papago Indians, in whose charge it now is.
The Young Trail HuntersSamuel Woodworth Cozzens
In the meantime he had taken up with a Papago girl, to the scandal of the tribe.
Building a State in Apache LandCharles D. Poston