laguna

¹

[ luh-goo-nuh ]

noun

1. a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).

Laguna

²

[ luh-goo-nuh ]

noun

, plural La·gu·nas, (especially collectively) La·gu·na

1. a Pueblo Indian people of west-central New Mexico.
2. the Keresan dialect spoken by the Laguna.

Word History and Origins

Origin of laguna¹

< Spanish or Italian; lagoon

Example Sentences

Two young local men pick up a couple of American girls there and — after an accident in the laguna — abandon them on a dock outside the hospital.

From New York Times

Snook can be found on the shallow flats of the lower laguna.

From Washington Times

In a few days we were brave enough to bump down a long dirt road and boondock at the laguna with the hatch flung open, campfire glowing and whales huffing through the night.

From New York Times

April 23rd.—While on the sand-ridge overlooking the laguna de Santolalla, watching a pair of Marbled Ducks, some Crested Grebes, etc., heard subterranean scuffling and rumblings.

From Project Gutenberg

All along the beach and at the edge of the laguna at both camps we found Willets in twos or threes, often accompanied by one or two Black-bellied Plovers.

From Project Gutenberg