cordoba

¹

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

noun

, plural cor·do·bas [kawr, -d, uh, -b, uh, z, -v, uh, z, kawr, -, th, aw-bahs],

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

Córdoba

²

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

noun

1. Also Cor·do·ba, 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. CórdobaFrancisco Fernández de1518MSpanishMILITARY: soldierTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer Francisco Fernández de (franˈθisko fɛrˈnandɛθ de). died 1518, Spanish soldier and explorer, who discovered Yucatán

córdoba

²

/ ˈkɔːdəbə /

noun

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

Córdoba

³

/ ˈkɔrðoβa /

noun

1. a city in central Argentina: university (1613). Pop: 1 592 000 (2005 est)
2. a city in S Spain, on the Guadalquivir River: centre of Moorish Spain (711–1236). Pop: 318 628 (2003 est) English nameCordova

Word History and Origins

Origin of cordoba¹

named in honour of Francisco Fernández de Córdoba ²