Tucson

See also: Tucsón

English

Etymology

From the Spanish Tucsón [tukˈson], from the O'odham Cuk Ṣon (literally “Spring at the base of the black mountain”) [tʃʊk ʂɔːn], the “black mountain” in question being the summit now known as Sentinel Peak, or “A Mountain”, just to the west of Tucson’s downtown area.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtuːsɒn/
(locally) IPA^(key): /tuːˈsɒn/

Proper noun

Tucson

A city located in the state of Arizona in the southwestern United States. It is the county seat of Pima County.

Translations

Arizona city

Arabic: تَكْسُون‎ f (takson), تُوسان‎ (ar) f (tūsān)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 圖森, 图森 (Túsēn)
Navajo: Tó oostsʼąʼ

O'odham: Cuk Ṣon
Russian: Ту́сон (ru) m (Túson)
Spanish: Tucsón

Anagrams

counts

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.