oroya
Meanings
noun
- A hanging basket attached to a cable, anciently used in South America to cross ravines.
name
- Ellipsis of La Oroya: a city, the capital of Yauli province, Junín department, Peru.
Word forms
Etymology
From Spanish oroya, from Quechua oroya.
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