Sonoran Desert

English

Etymology

From the Spanish sonora (“sonorous”), from Latin sonoros.[1] Compare sonorous.

Proper noun

Sonoran Desert

  1. A desert which covers large parts of the southwestern United States in Arizona and California, and of Northwestern Mexico.

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References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Sonora”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.: “March 22, 2019”

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