Etymology

Key Largo

Today it means: An island in the Florida Keys, the largest significant cay in the archipelago in Florida, United States. Full definition →

Spanish Cayo Largo
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  1. Spanish · derived fromCayo Largo
  2. English todayKey Largo

From key (“cay”) + Spanish largo (“length”), from Spanish Cayo Largo, from being the first long significant cay in the Florida Keys archipelago, out from the mainland.

Words from the same roots

SpanishCayo Largo all →

Cayo Largo

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