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English
Proper noun
Cienfuegos (plural Cienfuegoses)
- A city on the southern coast of Cuba.
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cienfuegos is the 18899th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1445 individuals. Cienfuegos is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.26%) individuals.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θjenˈfweɡos/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sjenˈfweɡos/
- Rhymes: -eɡos
- Syllabification: Cien‧fue‧gos
Etymology 1
From cien (“one hundred”) + fuegos (“fires”).
Proper noun
Cienfuegos m or f by sense
- a surname
Etymology 2
Named after José Cienfuegos, captain general of Cuba (1816-19).
Proper noun
Cienfuegos f
- A province of Cuba
- The capital city of Cienfuegos, Cuba