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

"It's very energetic, very chaotic," said Melanie Mendoza, a waitress at the Bourbon and Branch, a bar not far from the iconic Garden that is fully decked out in the team's colors.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

In the NFL draft in April, 27 players—more than 10%—came out of Sunshine State high schools, including the No. 1 pick, quarterback Fernando Mendoza, a graduate of Miami’s Christopher Columbus High.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

“It’s difficult to decide you want to come home and do the finances of it all, then realizing it’s not financially feasible,” Mendoza said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

All he could think of was to keep apologizing until Senator Mendoza heard him and forgave him.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer