Pánuco

[ pah-nuh-koh; Spanish pah-noo-kaw ]

noun

1. a river in E central Mexico, flowing E to the Gulf of Mexico. About 315 miles (505 km) long.

Example Sentences

To supplement the dams, officials planned to build a massive aqueduct that would ferry water from the Rio Panuco, 300 miles south.

From Los Angeles Times

Devout Catholics in the city trust in Our Lady of Mount Carmel, especially her patrons, the sailors who sound their horns at the mouth of the Pánuco River as they pass a statue of her, erected – curiously enough – in 1967.

From The Guardian

The 35-year-old woman was part of a unit specializing in family violence and human trafficking in the municipality of Panuco in northern Veracruz.

From Seattle Times

A hurricane watch extended north from Cabo Rojo to Rio Panuco.

From Seattle Times

A tropical storm warning was in effect for a stretch of the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, from Laguna Verde to Rio Panuco.

From US News