Corcovado

[ kawr-kaw-vah-doo for 1; kawr-kaw-vah-thaw for 2 ]

noun
  1. a mountain in SE Brazil, S of Rio de Janeiro: statue of Christ on peak. 2,310 feet (704 meters).

  2. a volcano in S Chile. 7,550 feet (2,301 meters).

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How to use Corcovado in a sentence

  • The thunder peals from Sugar Loaf and Corcovado at times outroared those of the guns.

    With the Battle Fleet | Franklin Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for Corcovado

Corcovado

noun
  1. (Spanish korkoˈβaðo) a volcano in S Chile, in the Andes. Height: 2300 m (7546 ft)

  2. (Portuguese korkuˈvɑːdu) a mountain in SE Brazil, in SW Rio de Janeiro city, famous for a massive statue of Christ the Redeemer. Height of mountain: 704 m (2310 ft)

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