PECOS Dictionary entry overview: What does Pecos mean?
• PECOS (noun)
The noun PECOS has 1 sense:
1. a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas
Familiarity information: PECOS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
The origin of the word pecos is debated. It may come from: the word pecas-freckles, pecoso-freckled, pecar-to sin. Whatever the original derivation, the river was named for the Pecos Pueblo indians.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This literally meant to throw into the Pecos river. Cowboys used it to mean to kill by drowning.
Son unos pecos para la guitarra
There is a "Pecos Pest" that has an Uncle Pecos character .
No tome(n) Pecos
The address of the West Of The Pecos Museum Inc is: Po Box 1784, Pecos, TX 79772-1784
Pecos means crooked in camanche so they named it pecos river for crooked river........
The address of the Pecos National Historical Park is: Po Box 23, Pecos, NM 87552-8755
Assiminea pecos was created in 1987.
Pecos springsnail was created in 1987.
Pecos League was created in 2010.
Pecos gambusia was created in 1853.