Papago

[ pap-uh-goh, pah-puh- ]

/ ˈpæp əˌgoʊ, ˈpɑ pə- /

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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.

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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

Words nearby Papago

papa, papable, papacy, Papadopoulos, Papagayo, Papago, papain, papal, papal bull, papal cross, papal infallibility

How to use Papago in a sentence

Nadeze was far more respectful since Geronimo had slain the Papago.
The Story of Geronimo|James Arthur Kjelgaard
But he was just as happy that he had not killed the second Papago too.
The Story of Geronimo|James Arthur Kjelgaard
Delgadito made his way to Geronimo and looked down at the dead Papago.
The Story of Geronimo|James Arthur Kjelgaard
The Papago chiefs were my old friends and acquaintances, and received the priests with fireworks and illuminations.
Building a State in Apache Land|Charles D. Poston

In the old days, Pima and Papago roped their wives as in a hunt, and if the fancy prompted, abused them to death.
Through Our Unknown Southwest|Agnes C. Laut