Etymology

alamo

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Today it means: A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.). Full definition →

Spanish álamo
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alamo · noun1

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromálamo
  2. English todayalamo

From Spanish álamo. Doublet of elm.

Alamo · proper noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromálamo
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromálamo
  3. English todayAlamo

Borrowed from Spanish álamo (“cottonwood tree”).

Words from the same roots

Spanishálamo all →

alamosite

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