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tucson

/ˈtusɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
tuc-son
IPA
/ˈtusɑn/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Tucsón, Cuk Ṣon

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtusɑn/
  • British English: /ˈtuːsɒn/

Derived Forms

Tucsonian

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce tucson?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtusɑn/.
What does tucson mean?
A city, the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States.
Where does tucson come from?
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.

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