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Iztaccihuatl

or Ix·tac·ci·huatl

[ ees-tahk-see-waht-l ]

noun

  1. an extinct volcano in S central Mexico, SE of Mexico City. 17,342 feet (5,286 meters).


Iztaccihuatl

/ ˌiːstəkˈsiːwətəl /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Ixtaccihuatl
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Iztaccihuatl1

< Nahuatl Iztāccihuātl, equivalent to iztāc white + cihuātl woman
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Example Sentences

His footprint is on the snows of Iztaccihuatl, and on the roof of Orizaba.

On their right rose the vast proportions of snow-robed Iztaccihuatl, the "white woman."

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