Tucson

See also: Tucsón

English

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Tucson, Arizona

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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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtuːsɒn/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtusɑn/
  • (locally) IPA^(key): /tuˈsɑn/
• Rhymes: -ɒn

Proper noun

Tucson

1. 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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Proper noun

Tucson ?

1. alternative spelling of Tucsón

Related terms

• tucsoniano