Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

English

Machu Picchu

Etymology

From Quechua machu (“old, ancient”) + pikchu (“mountain, peak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɑːtʃuː ˈpiːtʃuː/, /ˌmɑːtʃuː ˈpiːktʃuː/

Proper noun

Machu Picchu

1. An ancient Incan city and archaeological site in Peru.

Translations

an ancient Inca site in Peru

Arabic: ماتْشو بيتْشو‎ (mātšū bītšū) Hijazi Arabic: ماتشو پيتشو‎ f (mātšu pītšu), ماتشو پيكتشو‎ f (mātšu pīktšu) Chinese: Mandarin: 馬丘比丘／马丘比丘 (Mǎqiūbǐqiū) Greek: Μάτσου Πίτσου (el) n (Mátsou Pítsou) Japanese: マチュピチュ (Machupichu) Portuguese: Machu Picchu f Quechua: Machu Pikchu Russian: Ма́чу-Пи́кчу m (Máču-Píkču) Spanish: Machu Picchu

Further reading

• Machu Picchu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Machu Picchu, from Quechua machu pikchu (literally “old mountain”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈt͡ʃu piˈt͡ʃu/

Proper noun

Machu Picchu f

1. Machu Picchu (ancient Incan city and archaeological site in Peru)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmat͡ʃu ˈpiɡt͡ʃu/ [ˌma.t͡ʃu ˈpiɣ̞.t͡ʃu], /ˌmat͡ʃu ˈpit͡ʃu/ [ˌma.t͡ʃu ˈpi.t͡ʃu]
• Syllabification: Ma‧chu Pic‧chu

Proper noun

Machu Picchu ?

1. Machu Picchu (ancient Incan city and archaeological site in Peru)