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Tegucigalpa

American

[tuh-goo-si-gal-puh, te-goo-see-gahl-pah] / təˌgu sɪˈgæl pə, tɛˌgu siˈgɑl pɑ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Honduras, in the S part.

Tegucigalpa British

/ teɣuθiˈɣalpa /

noun

the capital of Honduras, in the south on the Choluteca River: founded about 1579; university (1847). Pop: 1 061 000 (2005 est)

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Tegucigalpa

The son of Palestinian immigrants, Asfura was born on June 8, 1958, in Tegucigalpa.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

She trails badly in the polls behind Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla, an entrepreneur, and National Party candidate Nasry Asfura, a former mayor of the capital, Tegucigalpa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025

Born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, she immigrated to the United States as a teen, attending high school in Virginia before relocating to Montreal at 17.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025

Just over two years later - and only weeks after he had left office - Mr Hernández was arrested at his home in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024

They live on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, in Honduras.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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