Mendoza

American  

[men-doh-zuh, men-daw-sah, -thah] / mɛnˈdoʊ zə, mɛnˈdɔ sɑ, -θɑ /

noun

1. Pedro de 1487–1537, Spanish soldier and explorer: founder of the first colony of Buenos Aires 1536?.

2. a city in W central Argentina.

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Mendoza ¹ British  

/ menˈdoθa, mɛnˈdəʊzə /

noun

1. a city in W central Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierra de los Paramillos: largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1861; commercial centre of an intensively cultivated irrigated region; University of Cuyo (1939). Pop: 1 072 000 (2005 est)

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Mendoza ² British  

/ menˈdoθa /

noun

1. Pedro de (ˈpeðro de). died 1537, Spanish soldier and explorer; founder of Buenos Aires (1536)

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Example Sentences

See: Fernando Mendoza to make $54 million as the No. 1 NFL draft pick.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Mendoza has first-round picks around him already with running back Ashton Jeanty and Brock Bowers at tight end, while the Raiders splashed out big money to grab centre Tyler Linderbaum to add yet more assistance.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Corona Centennial 11, King 6: Jesse Mendoza homered and had six RBIs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Fernando Mendoza, the expected No. 1 NFL draft pick, is proactively learning the Las Vegas Raiders’ offense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Everyone applauded as the bride was led up the stairs to the salon by Senator Mendoza.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer