Lambayeque

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Lambayeque.

Proper noun

Lambayeque

1. A city, county, province, and department of Peru.

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lambaˈʝeke/ [lãm.baˈʝe.ke]

• IPA^(key): /lambaˈʝeke/ [lãm.baˈʝe.ke] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /lambaˈʃeke/ [lãm.baˈʃe.ke] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /lambaˈʒeke/ [lãm.baˈʒe.ke] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -eke
• Syllabification: Lam‧ba‧ye‧que

Proper noun

Lambayeque ?

1. a region of Peru
2. a city in Lambayeque, Peru

Derived terms

• lambayecano