cordillera
See also: Cordillera
English
Etymology
From Spanish cordillera, from Old Spanish cordilla, cordiella, diminutive of cuerda (“a rope, string”). See cord.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɔː(ɹ)dɪˈljɛəɹə/, /ˌkɔː(ɹ)diˈɛəɹə/
Noun
cordillera (plural cordilleras)
- (geography) An extensive, continent-wide chain of mountains, especially one in the Americas.
Derived terms
- American Cordillera
- Arctic Cordillera
- Pacific Cordillera
- Western Cordillera
Related terms
- cordilleran / Cordilleran
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish cordilla, cordiella, diminutive of cuerda (“a rope, string”). See English cord.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /koɾdiˈʝeɾa/ [koɾ.ð̞iˈʝe.ɾa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /koɾdiˈʎeɾa/ [koɾ.ð̞iˈʎe.ɾa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /koɾdiˈʃeɾa/ [koɾ.ð̞iˈʃe.ɾa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /koɾdiˈʒeɾa/ [koɾ.ð̞iˈʒe.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: cor‧di‧lle‧ra
Noun
cordillera f (plural cordilleras)
- (geography) mountain range, cordillera
- Synonym: sierra
Derived terms
- cordillera de Los Andes
Descendants
- → English: cordillera
Further reading
- “cordillera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014