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Orizaba

[awr-uh-zah-buh, ohr-, aw-ree-sah-bah]

noun

  1. Also called Citlaltepetlan inactive volcano in southeastern Mexico, in Veracruz state. 18,546 feet (5,653 meters).

  2. a city near this peak.



Orizaba

/ ˌɔːrɪˈzɑːbə, oriˈθaβa /

noun

  1. a city and resort in SE Mexico, in Veracruz state. Pop: 327 000 (2005 est)

  2. the Spanish name for Citlaltépetl

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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What I didn’t know then — and have since learned — is that what was delighting my taste buds was a Mexican chili oil with roots in Orizaba, Veracruz, known as salsa macha.

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In 2023, four Mexican citizens died in a climbing accident on the Pico de Orizaba.

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Tuesday about a home invasion robbery at the 6700 block of Orizaba Avenue, near the 91 Freeway.

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In 1939, he boarded a steamer, the Orizaba, from Veracruz to Havana.

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Vaughn liked visiting his family in Orizaba, Mexico, liked the way the Spanish words sounded in his mouth.

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