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| tu·le [ tlee ] |
noun (plural tu·les or tu·le) |
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Southwestern U.S. bulrush of SW N America: a bulrush. Native to: marshland of southwestern North America. Latin name Scirpus californicus, Scirpus acutus.
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plural noun |
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1. tu·les regional swampy land: in northern California, land that is swampy or marshy
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2. Hispanic out-of-the-way place: a place regarded as remote or desolate
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| [Mid-19th century. Via American Spanish< Nahuatl tullin] |
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to be in deep tules Hispanic to be in trouble with the law
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