Tucson
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See also: Tucsón
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Mexican Spanish Tucsón [tukˈson], from the O'odham Cuk Ṣon (literally “[at the base of the] black mountain”) [tʃʊk ʂɔːn], referring to Sentinel Peak (colloquially known as '"A" Mountain') visible in the west of Tucson’s downtown area.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Tucson
- A city, the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States.
Translations[edit]
Arizona city
Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Tucson ?
- Alternative spelling of Tucsón
Related terms[edit]
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- English terms borrowed from Mexican Spanish
- English terms derived from Mexican Spanish
- English terms derived from O'odham
- English 2-syllable words
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- en:Tucson
- en:Cities in Arizona, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:County seats of Arizona, USA
- en:Places in Arizona, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- Spanish lemmas
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- es:Cities in the United States