alamo

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US/ˈæləˌmoʊ/UK/ˈæləˌməʊ/

noun

A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.).

OriginSpanish álamo →
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Meanings

alamo1

nounalamo (plural alamos)

plural alamos

  1. A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.).

Alamo2

proper noun
  1. A fort in San Antonio, Texas, United States, site of the Battle of the Alamo.

    The Barnsley penalty area resembled the Alamo in the final 15 minutes, but somehow the home side held firm to book their passage into the last four.

    2008, BBC Sport, Barnsley 1-0 Chelsea
  2. A city in Hidalgo County, Texas.
  3. alternativeAlternative spelling of Álamo (“A city in Veracruz, Mexico”).
  4. A city, the county seat of Wheeler County, Georgia, United States.
  5. A town, the county seat of Crockett County, Tennessee, United States.
  6. A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
  7. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.

Origin

alamo · noun

  1. Spanishálamo
  2. Englishalamo

From Spanish álamo. Doublet of elm.

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Alamo · proper noun

  1. Spanishálamo
  2. Spanishálamo
  3. EnglishAlamo

Borrowed from Spanish álamo (“cottonwood tree”).

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Translations

French Alamo
  • Alamofort in San Antonio, Texas
Hindi अलामो
  • अलामो (alāmo)fort in San Antonio, Texas
Portuguese Álamo
  • Álamofort in San Antonio, Texas
Spanish Álamo
  • Álamofort in San Antonio, Texas

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Moala
Cite this entry
APA

alamo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alamo

MLA

“alamo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alamo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alamo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alamo.

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