Nevado Sajama

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A volcano in Sajama, Oruro department, Bolivia, the tallest peak in the country.

Word forms

Nevado Sajama the Nevado Sajama

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Nevado Sajama, comprised of Spanish nevado (“snowy”) + Aymara chak xaña (“west”). The province this volcano is located within is also from Aymara chak xaña.

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