Meanings
- A city, the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States.
Only a few years ago, Tuesday’s announcement that a glove believed to be connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, had no match in a DNA database would have been a dead end. Now for investigators, it is just the beginning.
2026 February 19, Andy Rose, “With no initial DNA match, Guthrie investigators turn to one of their newest tools to crack cases: genetic genealogy”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2026
Origin
- O'odhamCuk Ṣon
- Mexican SpanishTucsón
- EnglishTucson
From the Mexican Spanish Tucsón, from the O'odham Cuk Ṣon (literally “[at the base of the] black mountain”) [tʃʊk ʂɔːn], referring to Sentinel Peak (colloquially known as '"A" Mountain') visible in the west of Tucson’s downtown area.
More words from Mexican Spanish, O'odham
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Arabic تَكْسُون, تُوسان
- تَكْسُون (takson)Arizona city
- تُوسان (tūsān)Arizona city
Chinese Mandarin 圖森 /图森
- 圖森 /图森 (Túsēn)Arizona city
Finnish Tucson
- TucsonArizona city
French Tucson
- TucsonArizona city
German Tucson
- TucsonArizona city
Hungarian Tucson
- TucsonArizona city
Russian Ту́сон
- Ту́сон (Túson)Arizona city
Spanish Tucsón
- TucsónArizona city
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Tucson
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Cite this entry
Tucson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tucson
“Tucson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tucson. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tucson,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tucson.
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