Tucson

See also: Tucsón

English

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Tucson

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

Translations

Arizona city

Apache:
Western Apache: Tsēē ídzísgoláné
Arabic: تَكْسُون f (takson), تُوسان (ar) f (tūsān)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 圖森／图森 (Túsēn)
Farefare: Tʋksɔn
Finnish: Tucson (fi)
French: Tucson (fr)
German: Tucson (de) n
Hungarian: Tucson (hu)
Navajo: Tó oostsʼąʼ
O'odham: Cuk Ṣon
Russian: Ту́сон (ru) m (Túson)
Spanish: Tucsón

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Spanish

Proper noun

Tucson ?

Alternative spelling of Tucsón

Related terms

tucsoniano

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