El Segundo

proper noun

A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

OriginSpanish el segundo →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

    I left my wallet in El Segundo / I gotta get it, I got, got to get it

    1990, “I Left My Wallet in El Segundo”, in People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, performed by A Tribe Called Quest

Origin

  1. Spanishel segundo
  2. EnglishEl Segundo

From Spanish el segundo (literally “the second”), from being the second oil refinery in the state.

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Cite this entry
APA

El Segundo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/El%20Segundo

MLA

“El Segundo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/El%20Segundo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “El Segundo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/El%20Segundo.

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