Iztaccihuatl

or Ix·tac·ci·huatl

[ ees-tahk-see-waht-l ]

noun

an extinct volcano in S central Mexico, SE of Mexico City. 17,342 feet (5,286 meters).

Origin of Iztaccihuatl

<Nahuatl Iztāccihuātl, equivalent to iztāc white + cihuātl woman

Also Ix·ta·ci·huatl [ees-tah-see-waht-l] /ˌis tɑˈsiˌwɑt l/ .

Words Nearby Iztaccihuatl

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How to use Iztaccihuatl in a sentence

His footprint is on the snows of Iztaccihuatl, and on the roof of Orizaba.
The Infidel, Vol. II. | Robert Montgomery Bird
On their right rose the vast proportions of snow-robed Iztaccihuatl, the "white woman."
The White Conquerors | Kirk Munroe

British Dictionary definitions for Iztaccihuatl

Iztaccihuatl

/ (ˌiːstəkˈsiːwətəl) /

noun

a variant spelling of Ixtaccihuatl

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