Sonora
[səˈnɔːrə]Meaning
from Spanish, possibly from Opata xunuta; the name of a Mexican state
Background Story
Sonora comes into English via Spanish, and Wiktionary records a possible origin in the Opata word xunuta. In New Latin the word is also derived, perhaps, from Mexican Spanish or English Sonora. It is the name of one of the 31 states of Mexico.
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