Tucson

See also: Tucsón

English

Etymology

From the Mexican 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/

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• (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

Proper noun

Tucson ?

1. Alternative spelling of Tucsón

Related terms

• tucsoniano