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Iztaccihuatl
or Ix·tac·ci·huatl
[ ees-tahk-see-waht-l ]
noun
- an extinct volcano in S central Mexico, SE of Mexico City. 17,342 feet (5,286 meters).
Iztaccihuatl
/ ˌiːstəkˈsiːwətəl /
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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.
From Project Gutenberg
On their right rose the vast proportions of snow-robed Iztaccihuatl, the "white woman."
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