Category: Important

Lexical terms in this category are important to the understanding of New Mexican culture. Basically, this means that these topics are required reading.

  • North Central New Mexico

    geographic name Definition of North Central New Mexico A region of New Mexico, centering in Santa Fe County, and encompassing Los Alamos County, Rio Arriba County, and Taos County. Located in […]

  • Northwest New Mexico

    geographic name Definition of Northwest New Mexico A region of New Mexico, known as Indian Country, encompassing Cibola County, McKinley County, and San Juan County. Located in this region are the […]

  • Central New Mexico

    geographic name Definition of Central New Mexico A region of New Mexico, centering around the large Albuquerque Metropolitan Area in Bernalillo County, and encompassing Sandoval County, Torrance County, and Valencia County. […]

  • Albuquerque

    geographic name | part of encyclopedia/places Pronounced: \al-buh-kur-kee\ or \awl-boo-ked-keh\ IPA: /ˈæl bəˌkɜr ki/ or /ɔl bʊˈkɛ.ɾ keɪ/ Definition of Albuquerque The largest city in New Mexico, the center of the larger Albuquerque Metropolitan Area, […]

  • Santa Fe

    geographic name | part of encyclopedia/places Pronounced: \san-tuh fey\ or \sahn-tah fe\ IPA: /ˈsæn tə ˈfeɪ/ or /ˈsɑn tɑ ˈfɛ/ Definition of Santa Fe The capital city in New Mexico and the county seat of Santa […]

  • Clovis

    geographic name | part of encyclopedia/places | Pronounced: \kloh-vis\ | IPA: /ˈkloʊ vɪs/ Definition of Clovis The county seat of Curry County, this town is located in the Llano Estacado. Known for its importance […]

  • New Mexicana

    noun | encyclopedia/culture Pronounced: \noo mek-si-kah-naw\ | IPA: /nu ˈmɛk sɪˈkæn ə/ Definition of New Mexicana things and style thought to be typical of the U.S. state of New Mexico or its culture. Example: New […]

  • Y

    Interjection | Pronounced: \ee, ˈē\ | IPA: /i/ Definition of Y —used to express surprise Origin of Y New Mexican English. Misunderstanding of English interjection from subdivision of eek, a generic surprised […]

  • Hui

    Interjection | encyclopedia/language | Pronounced: \ˈü-ē, ˈȯi\ | IPA: /ˈu:ˈi:/ Definition of Hui (pronounced Ooey/Oouie) —used to express fear, surprise, and the desire to abscond  lexicon/new-mexico-english Examples of Hui That was all scary, […]