Kilimanjaro
English
Etymology
Unclear, but most likely from Swahili kilima (“hill”) + njaro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɪləmənˈd͡ʒɑɹoʊ/, /ˌkɪlɪmənˈd͡ʒɑːɹəʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Kilimanjaro
- A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).
- 2022 April 22, Toyin Owoseje, “Google marks Earth Day with doodle showing stark impacts of the climate crisis”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 17 May 2022:
- Users can see how a glacier at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania retreated between December 1986 and 2020, as well as glacial melt in Sermersooq, Greenland, between December 2000 and 2020.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
volcano
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Further reading
- Mount Kilimanjaro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Quilimanjaro
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ki.li.mɐ̃ˈʒa.ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ki.li.mɐ̃ˈʒa.ɾo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ki.li.mɐ̃ˈʒa.ɾu/
- Rhymes: -aɾu
Proper noun
Kilimanjaro m
- Kilimanjaro (a volcano in Tanzania)
Spanish
Alternative forms
- Kilimanyaro
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (chiefly Spain) /kilimanˈxaɾo/ [ki.li.mãŋˈxa.ɾo], (chiefly Latin America) /kilimanˈʝaɾo/ [ki.li.mãɲˈɟ͡ʝa.ɾo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
- IPA(key): (chiefly Spain) /kilimanˈxaɾo/ [ki.li.mãŋˈxa.ɾo], (chiefly Latin America) /kilimanˈʃaɾo/ [ki.li.mãnʲˈʃa.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): (chiefly Spain) /kilimanˈxaɾo/ [ki.li.mãŋˈxa.ɾo], (chiefly Latin America) /kilimanˈʒaɾo/ [ki.li.mãnʲˈʒa.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -aɾo
- Syllabification: Ki‧li‧man‧ja‧ro
Proper noun
Kilimanjaro m
- Kilimanjaro (a volcano in Tanzania)
Further reading
- “Kilimanjaro”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN
Swahili
Pronunciation
- (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ki.li.mɑˈⁿdʒɑ.ɾɔ/
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Proper noun
Kilimanjaro
- Kilimanjaro (a volcano in Tanzania)