Quetzaltenango
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Quetzaltenango.
Proper noun
Quetzaltenango
- A city and municipality, the capital of Quetzaltenango department, Guatemala.
- Synonym: Xela
- A department of Guatemala.
Spanish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “literally means "place of the quetzal", but what language?”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ketˌθalteˈnanɡo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /keˌtsalteˈnanɡo/
- Rhymes: -anɡo
Proper noun
Quetzaltenango m
- Quetzaltenango (a city and municipality, the capital of Quetzaltenango department, Guatemala)
- Quetzaltenango (a department of Guatemala)
Derived terms
Further reading
Quetzaltenango on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
