Huancayo

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English

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Proper noun

Huancayo

  1. A city and province, the capital of the Junín region, Peru.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Wanka Quechua Wankayuq ("(place) with a (sacred) rock").

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /w̝anˈkaʝo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /w̝anˈkaʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /w̝anˈkaʒo/

  • Rhymes: -aʝo
  • Syllabification: Huan‧ca‧yo

Proper noun

Huancayo ?

  1. A province of Junín, Peru
  2. Huancayo (a city in the central highlands of Peru)