cordoba

¹

[kawr-duh-buh, -vuh, kawr-thaw-bah]

noun

plural

cordobas 

1. a silver coin and monetary unit of Nicaragua, equal to 100 centavos.

Córdoba

²

[kawr-duh-buh, -vuh, kawr-thaw-bah]

noun

1. Also Cordoba, a city in southern Spain on the Guadalquivir River: the capital of Spain under Moorish rule.

2. a city in central Argentina.

Córdoba

¹

/ ˈkɔrðoβa /

noun

1. a city in central Argentina: university (1613). Pop: 1 592 000 (2005 est)

2. English name: Cordova. a city in S Spain, on the Guadalquivir River: centre of Moorish Spain (711–1236). Pop: 318 628 (2003 est)

Córdoba

²

/ ˈkɔrðoβa /

noun

1. Francisco Fernández de (franˈθisko fɛrˈnandɛθ de). died 1518, Spanish soldier and explorer, who discovered Yucatán

córdoba

³

/ ˈkɔːdəbə /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Nicaragua, divided into 100 centavos

Word History and Origins

Origin of cordoba¹

named in honour of Francisco Fernández de _Córdoba ²