Nogales
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- proper noun
- /noʊˈɡɑːlɛs/
- Nogales is a colorful piece of Mexico right out of the interior.
- Nogales, Mexico
Examples
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We've also expanded our busiest ports along our Southwest border, like San Ysidro and Nogales.
Blog text (11) -
Tour #1 to Nogales included a margarita with lunch and a chance to sample the authentic Mexican flavors of Nogales.
Academic text (1996) -
We just went to Nogales for the day.
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First, we'll journey to Nogales, Mexico, for a taste of "South of the Border."
Academic text (1996) -
"I drove all the way to Nogales," Bird went on.
Fiction book (1996) -
But he was desperate for the Americans to return to Nogales.
Academic text (2011) -
To record these experiences, De Leon has been traveling to the Mexican border town of Nogales to interview newly returned deportees.
Academic text (2011) -
"No visitor this close to Mexico should miss this excursion to Nogales, just 60 miles south of Tucson.
Academic text (1996) -
Monday morning, September 2, with an all-day photo tour to Nogales, Mexico, the wonderful historic Tumacacori Mission, and Tubac.
Academic text (1996) -
We just went to Nogales for the day.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nogales comes from the Spanish word nogal, which means 'walnut tree', and nogales means 'walnut trees'. The Mexican town was named for the walnut trees that grew there, so Nogales is a name that says 'place of walnut trees'.