səˈlä(ˌ)dō adjective
also sa·la·do·an -ädəwən
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: salado from Salado, an ancient Indian people of Arizona, from Spanish, from Río Salado (Salt river), Arizona; saladoan from Salado Indians + English -an
: of or relating to a culture in central Arizona about A.D. 1100 to 1450 giving evidence of a merging of Mogollon and Anasazi traits