alamo
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alamo¹
Where it comes from
From Spanish álamo. Doublet of elm.
noun alamos
- A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.).
Alamo²
- /ˈæləˌmoʊ/ US
- /ˈæləˌməʊ/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish álamo (“cottonwood tree”).
proper noun
- A fort in San Antonio, Texas, United States, site of the Battle of the Alamo. The Barnsley penalty area resembled the Alamo in the final 15 minutes, but somehow the home side held firm to book their passage into the last four.
- A city in Hidalgo County, Texas.
- Alternative spelling of Álamo (“A city in Veracruz, Mexico”).
- A city, the county seat of Wheeler County, Georgia, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Crockett County, Tennessee, United States.
- A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
- A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cottonwood, swamp cottonwood, abele, balsam poplar, abeltree, white poplar, aspen, poplar, popple, liquidambar, willow tree, buttonwood, wahoo, willowtree, arizona sycamore, chittim
Translations
Talk about this word "alamo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alamo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alamo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alamo "alamo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alamo.Cite this
@misc{alamo_2026,
title = {alamo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alamo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
