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Amarillo

Amarillo

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A city in the north of Texas in the United States
  • proper noun
  • /ˌæməˈrɪloʊ/
: Amarillo
  • Amarillo is famous for its scenic views and cowboy culture in the Texas panhandle.
  • Amarillo, Texas

We tasered balls in, in, in, in Texas, Amarillo.

Examples

  • He's a big buyer from Amarillo.

    Pocket Money (1972)

  • Back in 2003, Amarillo had begun using the Blackboard Content System to provide lessons online.

    Academic text (2007)

  • You can ride the bus to Amarillo; he'll be there to meet you.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • "OK, Ross," the boy from Amarillo finally says.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • An event that makes an estimated $2 million annual economic impact for Amarillo will remain here through 2015.

    Blog text (29)

  • His uncle had died in a car crash in Amarillo.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • But you did work as county sheriff in Amarillo and Austin.

    A Perfect World (1993)

  • Cute little diner in Amarillo.

    The Highwaymen (2019)

  • So we decided to stop early because it's getting dark outside and so we're in Amarillo, TX right now.

  • All right, we just made it to Amarillo, TX, which is where we're going to sleep tonight, and we just parked in the biggest, most lovely Walmart parking lot I've ever seen.

Surface Forms

Amarillo main

Etymology

The word Amarillo comes from the Spanish amarillo, which means 'yellow'. Early Spanish visitors named the area for the yellow color of the grass and flowers they saw, so you can remember Amarillo as a 'yellow' place.