Chimborazo
English
Etymology
From Spanish Chimborazo.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Chimborazo
- An inactive volcano in central Ecuador, whose peak is the highest in the country and the furthest point from the centre of the Earth.
- A province in central Ecuador. Capital: Riobamba.
References
- ^ “Chimborazo”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Chimborazo”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World[1], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 396, column 1
- ^ “Chim·bo·razo”, in The International Geographic Encyclopedia and Atlas[2], Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 156, column 1
Further reading
- “Chimborazo”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Chimborazo”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.
- “Chimborazo, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Chimborazo”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Chimborazo”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026
Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃimboˈɾaθo/ [t͡ʃĩm.boˈɾa.θo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃimboˈɾaso/ [t͡ʃĩm.boˈɾa.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aθo (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: Chim‧bo‧ra‧zo
Proper noun
Chimborazo ?