English Explanatory Dictionary

Quito

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Ecuador.
  2. The capital of Pichincha province, Ecuador
  3. A canton (Quito Canton) in Pichincha province, Ecuador.
  4. A historical province of colonial South America, corresponding to present-day Ecuador.

Pronunciation

/ˈkitoʊ/ /ˈkiːtəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Quito.wav

Word forms

Quito

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Quito. Named after the Quitu tribe. The name is a combination of two Tsafiki words: quitso (“center”) + to (“the world”); roughly translating as "center of the world."

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