sandia
1 of 3noun (1)
san·dia
sänˈdēə
plural -s
: watermelon
Sandia
2 of 3noun (2)
San·dia
sanˈdēə,
sän-
variants or Sandias
-əz
plural Sandia or Sandias
1
: a Tanoan people occupying a pueblo in New Mexico
2
: a member of the Sandia people
Sandia
3 of 3adjective
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: of or belonging to a pre-Folsom hunting culture in New Mexico characterized by leaf-shaped spear points longer, thicker, and heavier than Folsom points and having a side shoulder at the base as an aid in hafting
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Spanish sandía, from Arabic (baṭṭīḥa) sindīya melon of Sind, from baṭṭīḥa melon + sindīya of Sind, from Sind, region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, from Hindi; akin to Sanskrit sindhu river
Noun (2)
from Sandia, pueblo in central New Mexico
Adjective
from Sandia mountains, east of the Rio Grande, New Mexico, where remains of this culture were found