Iztaccíhuatl

See also: Iztaccihuatl

English

Iztaccíhuatl

Alternative forms

• Ixtaccíhuatl, Ixtaccihuatl, Ixtaccíuatl, Iztaccihuatl, Iztaccíuatl, Ixtacihuatl

Etymology

From Spanish Iztaccíhuatl, from Classical Nahuatl iztāc (“white”) + cihuātl (“woman”). The mountain's name in Classical Nahuatl was Iztāc tepētl (literally “white mountain”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌɪstækˈsɪwætl̩/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌistɑkˈsiwɑtl̩/

Proper noun

Iztaccíhuatl

1. A mountain in central Mexico, the third-highest peak in Mexico.

See also

• Popocatépetl

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl iztāc (“white”) + cihuātl (“woman”). The mountain's name in Classical Nahuatl was Iztāc tepētl (literally “white mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /iθtaɡˈθiwatl/ [iθ.t̪aɣ̞ˈθi.wa.t̪l]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /istaɡˈsiwatl/ [is.t̪aɣ̞ˈsi.wa.t̪l]
• Rhymes: -iwatl
• Syllabification: Iz‧tac‧cí‧hua‧tl

Proper noun

Iztaccíhuatl m

1. Iztaccíhuatl

See also

• Popocatépetl