English Explanatory Dictionary

Iztaccíhuatl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A mountain in central Mexico, the third-highest peak in Mexico.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪstækˈsɪwætl̩/ /ˌistɑkˈsiwɑtl̩/

Word forms

Iztaccíhuatl Ixtaccíhuatl Ixtaccihuatl Ixtaccíuatl Iztaccihuatl Iztaccíuatl Ixtacihuatl

Etymology

From Spanish Iztaccíhuatl, from Classical Nahuatl iztāc (“white”) + cihuātl (“woman”). The mountain's name in Classical Nahuatl was Iztāc tepētl (literally “white mountain”).

Related words

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