noun
a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas
• Syn: ↑Pecos River
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
• Part Holonyms: ↑New Mexico, ↑Land of Enchantment, ↑NM, ↑Texas, ↑Lone-Star State, ↑TX
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\\ˈpākəs\ noun (plural pecos)Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a Tanoan people formerly occupying a pueblo in New Mexico
2. : a member of the Pecos people
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/pay"keuhs, -kohs/, n.
1. a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 mi. (1183 km) long.
2. a town in W Texas, near the Pecos River. 12,855.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.