Fonseca

[ fon-sey-kuh; Spanish fawn-se-kah ]

/ fɒnˈseɪ kə; Spanish fɔnˈsɛ kɑ /

noun

Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).

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Examples from the Web for fonseca

Of four feet that have been identified so far, none are thought to have involved any sort of foul play, Fonseca said.
Canada’s Severed-Feet Mystery|Winston Ross|September 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
By now I was at home and bethought me that I should do well to go to Fonseca, my master, and ask his help.
Montezuma's Daughter|H. Rider Haggard
Then, rushing forward, I laid out on the jib-boom and cast loose the inner jib, which Fonseca and José at once proceeded to hoist.
A Middy in Command|Harry Collingwood
Naturally Fonseca held up his hands and wondered where it would all end.
Christopher Columbus, Complete|Filson Young

The Cholutecs inhabit the north from the gulf of Fonseca towards Honduras.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe Bancroft
My Mexicans, having rallied, seized upon Fonseca and destroyed many of the pirates in their beastly state of intoxication.
Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet|Captain Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for fonseca

Fonseca

/ (Spanish fɔnˈseka) /

noun

Gulf of Fonseca an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America

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