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Where does “toyon” come from?

toyon (English) comes from Spanish tollón — toyon; narrow pass or road.

toyon (English): A chiefly Californian ornamental evergreen shrub ...

Definitions

  1. A chiefly Californian ornamental evergreen shrub ...

Ancestry of “toyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtollóntoyon; narrow pass or road
Every word from Spanish tollón →