Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sonoran desert

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: sono-ran desert
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A desert which covers large parts of the southwestern United States in Arizona and California, and of Northwestern Mexico.

Etymology

From the Spanish sonora (“sonorous”), from Latin sonoros. Compare sonorous.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: sonora, sonoros

Phrases

Sonoran Desert dandelion Sonoran Desert toad

Questions

What does sonoran desert mean?: A desert which covers large parts of the southwestern United States in Arizona and California, and of Northwestern Mexico.
Where does sonoran desert come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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