saguaro

sa·gua·ro

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suh-gwahr-oh, -wahr-oh]
- /səˈgwɑr oʊ, -ˈwɑr oʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suh-gwahr-oh, -wahr-oh]
- /səˈgwɑr oʊ, -ˈwɑr oʊ/

Definitions of saguaro word

noun plural saguaro a tall, horizontally branched cactus, Carnegiea (or Cereus) gigantea, of Arizona and neighboring regions, yielding a useful wood and bearing an edible fruit: still locally common, though some populations have been reduced. 1
noun saguaro American cactus 1
noun saguaro a giant cactus, Carnegiea gigantea, of desert regions of Arizona, S California, and Mexico, having white nocturnal flowers and edible red pulpy fruits 0
noun saguaro a giant cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) with a thick, spiny stem and white flowers, native to the SW U.S. and N Mexico 0

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Origin of saguaro

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

1855-60, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish saguaro, sahuaro, said to be < Opata (now extinct Uto-Aztecan language of Sonora)

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Parts of speech for Saguaro

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saguaro popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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