Tucson

Tucson

See also: Tucsón

English

Etymology

From the 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/
• (locally) IPA^(key): /tuːˈsɒn/
• 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 Navajo: Tó oostsʼąʼ O'odham: Cuk Ṣon Russian: Ту́сон (ru) m (Túson) Spanish: Tucsón

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuɡˈson/ [t̪uɣ̞ˈsõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
• IPA^(key): /ˈtuɡson/ [ˈt̪uɣ̞.sõn]
  • Rhymes: -uɡson
• Syllabification: Tuc‧son

Proper noun

Tucson ?

1. Tucson

Alternative forms

• Tucsón

Related terms

• tucsoniano