Pecos

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Pecos, from a Keresan term for the Pecos Pueblo.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pecos or the Pecos

  1. (with the definite article) A river which flows through Texas and New Mexico, a tributary of the Rio Grande.
  2. (with the definite article) A geographic region of Texas, situated mostly west of the Pecos River.
    Synonyms: Trans-Pecos, Far West Texas
  3. A city, the county seat of Reeves County, Texas.
  4. A village in San Miguel County, New Mexico.

Derived terms

  • Lower Pecos
  • Pecos County
  • Pecos Spring
  • Trans-Pecos
  • west of the Pecos

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