Keresan


Ker·e·san

K0040050 (kĕr′ĭ-sən) also Ker·es (kĕr′ĭs)n. pl. Keresan or Ker·e·sans also Keres 1. A member of a Pueblo people inhabiting seven pueblos in north-central New Mexico.2. a. The language family comprising the closely related languages of the Keresan, not known to be related to any other language family.b. A language of this family.
[From American Spanish querés, of unknown origin.]
Ker′e·san, Ker′es adj.