Nogales

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proper noun

A city, the county seat of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States.

OriginSpanish nogal →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States.
  2. A municipality of Sonora, Mexico, across the border from Nogales, Arizona.

Origin

  1. Spanishnogal“walnut”
  2. EnglishNogales

From Spanish nogal (“walnut”).

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APA

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

MLA

“Nogales.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nogales. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nogales,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nogales.

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