saguaro

English

saguaro

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish, from a Taracahitic Uto-Aztecan language, probably Yaqui, Mayo or Opata.[1]

Noun

saguaro (plural saguaros)

  1. Carnegiea gigantea, a large cactus native to the Sonoran Desert and characterized by its "arms".
    • 1858, George Engelmann, Cactaceae of the Boundary, C. giganteus, page 42:
      The Suwarrow or Saguaro of the natives.
    • 1870, William Abraham Bell, New Tracks in North America: A Journal of Travel and Adventure Whilst Engaged in the Survey for a Southern Railroad to the Pacific Ocean During 1867-8:
      The Pitella (pronounced Pitayo) and the Saguaro are the most prized.

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References

  1. saguaro” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Portuguese

Noun

saguaro m (plural saguaros)

  1. saguaro (a large species of cactus of the Sonoran Desert)

Spanish

saguaro

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sa̠ˈwa̠.ɾo̞]

Etymology

Of Uto-Aztecan origin, probably from Mayo, Opata, or Yaqui.

Noun

saguaro m (plural saguaros)

  1. saguaro (a large species of cactus of the Sonoran Desert)

Synonyms

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