Isleta

noun

Is·​le·​ta

izˈlātə

plural Isleta or Isletas

1

a

: a Tanoan people of New Mexico

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Isleta people

Word History

Etymology

Isleta, Indian village and pueblo in central New Mexico occupied by the Isleta people, from Spanish isleta islet, diminutive of isla island, from Latin insula

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