Tucson

See also: Tucsón

English

Etymology

From the Mexican Spanish Tucsón [tuɣ̞ˈson], 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

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuːsɒn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (locally) IPA(key): /tuːˈsɒn/
  • Rhymes: -ɒn

Proper noun

Tucson

  1. A city, the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States.

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Spanish

Proper noun

Tucson ?

  1. alternative spelling of Tucsón
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