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

In files released by the US government, BBC News Brasil found records showing that Epstein was in Guayaquil on 24 and 25 August 2004, at the same time as the final of the modelling competition.

From BBC

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