Etymology

saguaro

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Today it means: Carnegiea gigantea, a large cactus native to the Sonoran Desert and characterized by its "arms". Full definition →

Spanish saguaro
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  1. Spanish · derived fromsaguaro
  2. English todaysaguaro

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

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