El Segundo

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish el segundo (literally the second), from being the second oil refinery in the state.

Proper noun

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El Segundo

  1. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
    • 1990, “I Left My Wallet in El Segundo”, in People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, performed by A Tribe Called Quest:
      I left my wallet in El Segundo / I gotta get it, I got, got to get it