Arecibo
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Translingual
Etymology
From English Arecibo, from Spanish Arecibo, from Taíno Aresibo. Named after the Arecibo Observatory, a very large radio astronomy observatory in Arecibo, PR, US.
Proper noun
Arecibo
- An asteroid in Main Belt, Solar System
- Ellipsis of Arecibo Vallis.; A valley in Mercury, Solar System
Synonyms
(Asteroid Arecibo):
English
Etymology
From Spanish Arecibo, from Taíno Aresibo.
Proper noun
Arecibo
- A municipality of Puerto Rico, United States
- Ellipsis of Arecibo Observatory.; a radio astronomy astronomical observatory located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico
- A diocese in Puerto Rico, United States, of the Roman Catholic Church
Descendants
- → Translingual: Arecibo
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
From Taíno Arasibo, the name of the local chief of the Taino Amerind, of the local village of Abacoa, when the Spanish first arrived.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aɾeˈθibo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aɾeˈsibo/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: A‧re‧ci‧bo
Proper noun
Arecibo ?
- Arecibo (a city, a municipality of Puerto Rico)
- the Arecibo radiotelescope
- A diocese in Puerto Rico, United States, of the Roman Catholic Church