# saguaro

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈ(ɡ)wɑɹoʊ/ · frequency rank #82,747

## Definitions
1. Carnegiea gigantea, a large cactus native to the Sonoran Desert and characterized by its "arms".

## Etymology
From Mexican Spanish saguaro, from a Taracahitic Uto-Aztecan language, probably Yaqui, Mayo or Opata.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/saguaro