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. See Ixtaccihuatl
   a variant spelling of Ixtaccihuatl

Word History and Origins

Origin of Iztaccihuatl¹

< Nahuatl Iztāccihuātl, equivalent to iztāc white + cihuātl woman

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."

From Project Gutenberg