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Coachella

American  
[koh-chel-uh] / ˌkoʊˈtʃɛl ə /

noun

  1. a city in southern California, 28 miles east of Palm Springs.

  2. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. annual festival held in the town of Ionio in southern California.

Etymology

Origin of Coachella

Corruption of Spanish conchilla “little shell,” from conch(a) “shell, seashell” ( conch ( def. ) ) + -illa, diminuitive suffix, after the presence of shell fossils in the region

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