oroya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hanging basket attached to a cable, anciently used in South America to cross ravines.
name
  1. Ellipsis of La Oroya: a city, the capital of Yauli province, Junín department, Peru.

Word forms

oroya oroyas

Etymology

From Spanish oroya, from Quechua oroya.

Related words

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