Yerba Buena

See also: yerbabuena and yerba buena

English

Proper noun

Yerba Buena

  1. (historical) A Spanish settlement founded on the 29th of June, 1776 near the northeastern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, California; captured by United States forces during the Mexican–American War, it was renamed San Francisco on the 30th of January, 1847.
  2. A city and department of Tucumán, in northern Argentina.

Translations

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌʝeɾba ˈbwena/ [ˌɟ͡ʝeɾ.β̞a ˈβ̞we.na] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˌʃeɾba ˈbwena/ [ˌʃeɾ.β̞a ˈβ̞we.na] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌʒeɾba ˈbwena/ [ˌʒeɾ.β̞a ˈβ̞we.na] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: Yer‧ba Bue‧na

Proper noun

Yerba Buena ?

  1. Yerba Buena (a city and department of Tucumán, in northern Argentina).

Descendants

  • → English: Yerba Buena
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