Yuma
See also: yuma and þuma
English
Proper noun
Yuma
- A city, the county seat of Yuma County, in southwestern Arizona, United States.
- A city in Yuma County, Colorado, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States
Derived terms
- Yuma County
Noun
Yuma (countable and uncountable, plural Yumas)
- The Quechan people and language
Anagrams
- Mayu, Muay
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Yuma, from the 1957 American western film 3:10 to Yuma.[1] Possibly based on an already existing phonetic loan of English united ("yunay")[2]
Proper noun
Yuma f
- (Cuba, slang) United States of America
References
- “Why Cubans Want To Go To "Yuma"”, in CBS News, accessed 2022-02-11
- “How 3:10 to Yuma changed the way Cubans speak.”, in Slate Magazine, 8 October 2007, retrieved 2022-02-11