Tucson
See also: Tucsón
English
Etymology
From the Mexican Spanish Tucsón, 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/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtusɑn/
- (locally) IPA(key): /tuˈsɑn/
- Rhymes: -ɒn
Proper noun
Tucson
- A city, the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States.
Translations
Arizona city
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtukson/ [ˈt̪uksõn]
- Rhymes: -ukson
Proper noun
Tucson ?
- alternative spelling of Tucsón