Sonoran Desert
English
Etymology
From the Spanish sonora (“sonorous”), from Latin sonoros.[1] Compare sonorous.
Proper noun
- A desert which covers large parts of the southwestern United States in Arizona and California, and of Northwestern Mexico.
Derived terms
- Sonoran Desert dandelion (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
- Sonoran Desert toad (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
Translations
Sonoran Desert
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Sonora”, in Online Etymology Dictionary: “March 22, 2019”