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Ajo

/ˈɑːhoʊ/

Ajo proper noun: a surname.

ajo: a surname
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Proper noun

Ajo

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Pima County, Arizona, United States.

Origin of Ajo

Borrowed from O'odham oʼoho (“paint”), possibly under influence from Spanish ajo (“garlic”). The Tohono O'odham people obtained red paint pigments from the area.

Questions about Ajo

What does Ajo mean?
Ajo means a surname.
What part of speech is Ajo?
Ajo is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ajo?
Ajo is pronounced /ˈɑːhoʊ/.

Words near Ajo in the dictionary

  1. Ajmer
  2. Ajmer Division
  3. Ajmera
  4. ajmoda
  5. Ajnoha
  6. Ajo
  7. ajoene
  8. ajoenes
  9. ajog
  10. ajoite
  11. ajon

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