Guayaquil

American  

[gwah-yah-keel] / ˌgwɑ yɑˈkil /

noun

1. a seaport in western Ecuador, on the Gulf of Guayaquil.

2. Gulf of Guyaquil, an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southwestern Ecuador.

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Guayaquil British  

/ ɡwajaˈkil /

noun

1. a port in W Ecuador: the largest city in the country and its chief port; university (1867). Pop: 2 387 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Aquiles Alvarez, 41, runs Guayaquil -- a port city of nearly three million people -- while wearing sneakers and an electronic ankle bracelet.

From Barron's

Delgado grew up in Ecuador in the city of Guayaquil, the eldest of 10 children.

From Los Angeles Times

Having focused entirely on football until recently, Caicedo is now earning from sponsorships, signing deals worth millions with nine brands over the past year, including Banco Guayaquil and a Chinese internet provider.

From BBC

Footage of his arrival in Guayaquil shows him wearing shorts, a T-shirt and flip flops while being led by armed security officers to a parked SUV before being transfered to the La Roca maximum-security prison.

From BBC

That is how "Jorge" - not his real name - feels about his neighbourhood of Guayaquil, a city in southern Ecuador.

From BBC