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Cavazos

Cavazos proper noun: a surname from Spanish.

Proper noun

Cavazos (plural Cavazoses)

  1. A surname from Spanish.
    • Last month, Fort Hood in Texas, another major military installation, was redesignated Fort Cavazos, in honor of Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos, a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars who became the first Hispanic person to wear four stars on his uniform.2023 June 2, Kaanita Iyer, “US Army renames Fort Bragg as Fort Liberty”, in CNN
    • The case is drawing parallels to the 2020 death of Vanessa Guillen, the 20-year-old private first class who was last seen in the parking lot of her barracks, and was later found in a shallow grave near Fort Cavazos in Texas.2025 June 13, Rosa Flores, “Missing Navy sailor found dead in Virginia, another sailor in custody”, in CNN

Forms of Cavazos

pluralCavazoses
alternative formCavasos

Origin of Cavazos

Borrowed from Spanish Cavazos. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.

Questions about Cavazos

What does Cavazos mean?
Cavazos means a surname from Spanish.
What part of speech is Cavazos?
Cavazos is a proper noun.

Words near Cavazos in the dictionary

  1. cavault
  2. cavaulted
  3. cavaulting
  4. cavaults
  5. cavayard
  6. Cavazos
  7. Cavazoses
  8. cave
  9. cave art
  10. cave bat
  11. cave bear

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