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saguaro

/səˈ(ɡ)wɑɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
saguaro
IPA
/səˈ(ɡ)wɑɹoʊ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Carnegiea gigantea, a large cactus native to the Sonoran Desert and characterized by its "arms".

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish saguaro, from a Taracahitic Uto-Aztecan language, probably Yaqui, Mayo or Opata.

Inflected Forms

saguaros (plural) sahuaro (alternative) sawarra (alternative) suwarro (alternative) suwarrow (alternative)

Derived Forms

saguarolike

Phrases

saguaro boot saguaro cactus saguaro fruit saguaro stack

Synonyms

sahuaro carnegiea gigantea

Rhymes With

toro oro mauro sapporo morro santoro teodoro tesoro chamorro pomodoro lauro porro

Questions

How do you pronounce saguaro?
The recorded pronunciation is /səˈ(ɡ)wɑɹoʊ/.
What does saguaro mean?
Carnegiea gigantea, a large cactus native to the Sonoran Desert and characterized by its "arms".
Where does saguaro come from?
From Mexican Spanish saguaro, from a Taracahitic Uto-Aztecan language, probably Yaqui, Mayo or Opata.

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