Papago
Americannoun
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Papagos,
plural
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Papago
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Papago
First recorded in 1810–20; from Spanish pápago, earlier papabo(s), shortening of papabi-ootam from Oʼodham bá·bawĭ-ʔóʔodham “Papago(s)” (former self-designation), equivalent to bá·bawĭ “tepary beans” + ʔóʔodham “Piman, fellow tribesman, human being”
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The tournament wraps up Sunday with round three at Papago Golf Club.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
OK, this video about the new plans for Papago Golf Course, which will be Arizona State’s new home course, isn’t the most exciting clip you’ll see.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 21, 2017
On this date in 1916, efforts of the Tucson Chamber of Commerce to abolish the Papago Reservation failed.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 7, 2015
A runner makes his way along a trail on a butte in front of a supermoon at Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona.
From BBC ● May 11, 2012
Then, before you know it, you are in the Papago Indian Reserve.
From Through Our Unknown Southwest by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
As Chief of Staff, General Papagos saw to it that Greece's 18-month compulsory training for all males between 21 and 50 was no child's play.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even if they are not able to do so General Papagos may find it wiser to halt his advance on the edge of the higher mountains.
From Time Magazine Archive
General Papagos and the Greeks had not yet won a war, but they had put Mussolini in a difficult spot.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sure, people voted for Papagos," growled a Greek last week, "but did they get Papagos?
From Time Magazine Archive
In all this legend it seems plain enough that the name of Montezuma is imported from Mexico, and has been arbitrarily given to the hero of the Papagos.
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Andrew Lang
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