English
Tijuana
Tijuana comes from Spanish Tijuana.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentTijuana
- Englishearliest quotation 2016same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentTijuana
- Englishearliest quotation 2016same form
Earliest quotation: 2016, Jesus Alone: “You're a drug addict lying on your back /…”
The story
Borrowed from Spanish Tijuana, possibly from Kumeyaay Tiwan (literally “by-the-sea”).
Every English word from Spanish Tijuana
Today it means
name The largest city in Baja California, Mexico, by the American border with San Diego.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish Tijuana / Tijuana