Ixtaccihuatl

[ ees-tahk-see-waht-l ]

noun

1. Iztaccihuatl.

Ixtaccihuatl

/ ˌiːstəkˈsiːwətəl /

noun

1. a dormant volcano in central Mexico, southeast of Mexico City. Height: (central peak) 5286 m (17 342 ft)

Example Sentences

That he missed comparing the lovers Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl to Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet, who experienced a similar fate of tragic love at their respective ends, is testament to this exceptional production, which encompasses all the genres of the fine arts: drama, literature, dance, art and music.

From Los Angeles Times

Probable substages of glaciation on Ixtaccihuatl, Mexico.

From Project Gutenberg

“That’s the famous one with the two volcanoes, Ixtaccihuatl, ‘the white woman’, and Popocatepetl, ‘the mountain that smokes’.

From Project Gutenberg

Ixtaccihuatl was the beautiful daughter of a proud and powerful Aztec Emperor and his only child.

From Project Gutenberg

Ixtaccihuatl had a wooden idol representing her in the Great Temple and Popocatepetl a representation of dough of amarand and maize seeds.

From Project Gutenberg