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Papago

noun
Pa·​pa·​go | \ ˈpä-pə-ˌgō How to pronounce Papago (audio) , ˈpa- How to pronounce Papago (audio) \
plural Papago or Papagos

Definition of Papago

: tohono o'odham

First Known Use of Papago

1839, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Papago

Spanish pápago, earlier papabos, short for papabi-ootam, from O'odham bá·bawĭ-ʔóʔodham, literally, tepary bean people

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