Paracas

Paracas

English

Etymology

From Spanish Paracas, from Quechua Paraaco.

Proper noun

Paracas

1. A placename
   1. The capital city of Paracas district, Pisco, Ica, Peru
   2. Ellipsis of Paracas District.; A district of Pisco, Ica, Peru
   3. Ellipsis of Paracas Bay.; A bay of Pisco Province, Ica Region, Peru, on the Pacific Ocean
   4. Ellipsis of Paracas Peninsula.; A peninsula in Pisco Province, Ica Region, Peru, in the Pacific Ocean
2. Ellipsis of Paracas culture, Paracas civilization., a 1st-millennium BCE pre-Nazca cultural civilization in Peru famous for geoglyphs on hillsides.

Translations

city

Spanish: Paracas

district

Spanish: Paracas, distrito de Paracas

peninsula

Spanish: Paracas, península de Paracas

bay

Spanish: Paracas, bahía de Paracas

civilization

Spanish: Paracas, cultura Paracas

Anagrams

• pacaras

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Spanish

Etymology

From Quechua Paraaco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɾakas/ [paˈɾa.kas]
• Rhymes: -akas
• Syllabification: Pa‧ra‧cas

Proper noun

Paracas ?

1. Paracas; a placename
   1. The capital city of Paracas district, Pisco, Ica, Peru
   2. Ellipsis of Distrito de Paracas.; A district of Pisco, Ica, Peru
   3. Ellipsis of Península de Paracas.; A peninsula in Pisco Province, Ica Region, Peru, in the Pacific Ocean
   4. Ellipsis of Bahía de Paracas.; A bay of Pisco Province, Ica Region, Peru, on the Pacific Ocean
2. Ellipsis of Cultura Paracas.; Paracas, a 1st millennium BC pre-Colombian civilization in Peru

Descendants

• → English: Paracas