Ajo

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Ajo

/ˈɑːhoʊ/

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun

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

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"Ajo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ajo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Ajo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ajo

Chicago

"Ajo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ajo.

BibTeX

@misc{ajo_2026,
  title = {Ajo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ajo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}