Sonoran Desert
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Spanish sonora (“sonorous”), from Latin sonoros.[1] Compare sonorous.
Proper noun edit
- A desert which covers large parts of the southwestern United States in Arizona and California, and of Northwestern Mexico.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Sonoran Desert
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References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Sonora”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.: “March 22, 2019”