"The name of the city of Tucson derives from that given to Sentinel Mountain by [Tohono O'odham] Indians, Ts-iuk-shan, referring to the fact that the base of the mountain is darker than its summit. Hodge also says the Tu-uk-so-on means "black base.”....
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Dec 9, 2014 · Hodge also says the Tu-uk-so-on means "black base.”.... Indians customarily name locations for nearby landmarks, hence the name of the now- ...
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
Tucson is sometimes referred to as the Old Pueblo and Optics Valley, the latter referring to its optical science and telescopes known worldwide.
Tucson in British English (ˈtuːsɒn ) noun. a city in SE Arizona, at an altitude of 700m (2400 ft): resort and seat of the University of Arizona (1891).
The Spanish called these people “Papago”, meaning “bean-eater” because tepary beans were a diet staple; and that is how their nearby rivals referred to them.
From the Mexican Spanish Tucsón [tukˈson], from the O'odham Cuk Ṣon (literally “[at the base of the] black mountain”) [tʃʊk ʂɔːn], referring to Sentinel Peak ( ...
a city in southeastern Arizona ringed by mountain ranges; long known as a winter and health resort but the population shift from industrial states to the ...
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