Papagayo
Americannoun
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Gulf of, an inlet of the Pacific, on the NW coast of Costa Rica. 15 miles (25 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.
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a violent northerly wind occurring along the W coast of Central America, especially on the Gulf of Papagayo.
Example Sentences
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Mr Slater, had been to the NRG music festival with friends at the Papagayo nightclub in the resort of Playa de las Americas, on 16 June last year.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025
Tropical wonderland: Costa Rica Sloths outnumber guests at Kasiiya, composed of just nine canvas-style tents on 123 tropical acres of Costa Rica’s Papagayo Peninsula.
From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022
The Occidental Grand Papagayo is an all-inclusive resort, but the women did not feel they could indulge in the buffets.
From New York Times • May 2, 2018
That evening, most of our party spent a night on the town at Papagayo and Les Caves du Roy nightclubs and then rallied for morning shopping at the market in the Places des Lices.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Pan por dinero!" cried the parrot, Papagayo, when Rosa and Joseph reentered the panaderia; but alas! no customers were there.
From Out of the Triangle: a story of the Far East by Bamford, Mary E. (Mary Ellen)
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