Iztaccíhuatl
See also: Iztaccihuatl
English
Iztaccíhuatl
Alternative forms
- Ixtaccíhuatl
- Ixtaccihuatl
- Ixtaccíuatl
- Iztaccihuatl
- Iztaccíuatl
Etymology
From Spanish Iztaccíhuatl, from Classical Nahuatl iztāc (“white”) + cihuātl (“woman”). The mountain's name in Classical Nahuatl was Iztāc tepētl (literally “white mountain”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɪstækˈsɪwætl̩/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌistɑkˈsiwɑtl̩/
Proper noun
Iztaccíhuatl
- A mountain in central Mexico, the third-highest peak in Mexico.
See also
- Popocatépetl
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl iztāc (“white”) + cihuātl (“woman”). The mountain's name in Classical Nahuatl was Iztāc tepētl (literally “white mountain”).
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /iθtaɡˈθiwatl/, [iθt̪aɣˈθiwat̪l]
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /istaɡˈsiwatl/, [ist̪aɣˈsiwat̪l]
Proper noun
Iztaccíhuatl m
- Iztaccíhuatl
See also
- Popocatépetl